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First time taking sertraline -

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Parker_ldn
Parker_ldn

hi there, i have been given 50mg sertraline by my doctor for anxiety issues i just started suffering from due to a health scare that ended up to be nothing, it left my body and head feeling in an anxious state so i got given these - it calmed the anxiety down but i feel like they have messed me up

now after taking these tablets for 3 weeks i feel like i have a depressive feeling in my head that was never there before? it comes and goes but i feel like im waiting for it to appear all time which it does on and off all day

is this just the tablets starting to work ans messing with me or have they made me depressed, i keep reading to stick with them but i was never badly depressed before like i am now

please any help

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  • dee2024
    dee2024 Parker_ldn

    Posted

    Sorry to hear this. I remember your post a few days ago and you seemed to be doing so well. Hope this settles soon and you begin to feel better soon.

  • dodo81786
    dodo81786 Parker_ldn

    Posted

    hi I'm the same as you, started 2 yrs ago for the exact same reason and it worked well with me for 2 yrs till i felt im normal so i weaned myself off but it hits me again out of no where after stopping for 2 months with no issues .

    now i'm on it for 100 for the week 5 .

    but it was working perfectly untill a friend passed away and it was a shock and now im not well intrusive thoughts and shaky mornings .

    also low motivation .

    from my experience the deppression is a lead from anixety and its the last to go .

    • Parker_ldn
      Parker_ldn dodo81786

      Posted

      hi dodo, wish you well soon!

      can i ask if you remember the first few weeks/months of taking setraline?

      did it mess with your head at the start? i keep feeling really low and i never had that before taking them as i went for panic/anxiety brought on by a stupid health scare that was nothing but since taking these meds my head feels different,

      im not sure how to handle the feeling, i just keep telling myself its the medication and it will pass

      all the best

    • dodo81786
      dodo81786 Parker_ldn

      Posted

      yes it took me a good 8 weeks to feel better even more but you should feel slightly better everyday , days up and days down until the good days gets more and more . but for me 100 mg did the job .

  • Parker_ldn
    Parker_ldn

    Posted

    thanks dee, hope your well,

    i think i got ahead too soon : ( i feel better than when i started in a sense i can actually function to go out but i keep getting this overwhelming feeling of depression, which was never there before, i went orgionally for anxiety die to a health scare that was nothing

    i dont know whether this is the way i am now or whether its the tablets making me feel this way and its only temporary, ad ive not felt this feeling before ...

    • dee2024
      dee2024 Parker_ldn

      Posted

      Tough isnt it...

      I stopped after 5 days as i felt so unwell and needed to be able to be ok-ish for Christmas.

      I dont feel sick now but I feel very down and anxious.

      Will have to try again in a few days.

      take care.. stay strong..

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