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Getting FAR worse!

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jane69633
jane69633

I've been taking sertraline for just over a week, and I literally feel like everything has collapsed around me. I mean I was down already (hence being prescribed it) but I feel terrible. No motivation, no energy, no appetite and its brought on awful anxiety and mood change. I feel like I've spent the last few days crying. Also getting really irratible/angry towards loved ones. Is it worth me carrying on and giving it a chance? Or shall I stop immediately and get back to the GP. Just wondered if anyone else felt this was and cracked on with the full 28 days.

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  • colin878
    colin878 jane69633

    Posted

    Hi Jane

    Sorry to hear things are rough for you at the moment. It seems to be common among people on here that we have all struggled when taking them at 1st,the doctor & pharmacist told me this would likely happen.ride it out & try & see 4weeks out,you should start seeing a change for the better around then.im into week 9 & feeling a lot better,the good days start out weighing the bad. Maybe you could see your doctor about prescribing you a Benzodiazepine to help with the added anxiety & calm you down to begin with.

    Good luck

    • jane69633
      jane69633 colin878

      Posted

      I don't think I can ride it out, I feel terrible! Worse than I did before the medication. Maybe it's not the one for me! Thanks for your advice
  • R0bert
    R0bert jane69633

    Posted

    I too suffered badly, wondered what I'd done, even called an emergency doc, I'm now up to 75 from an initial 25, it has helped me with my anxiety and make decisions but I feel my mood is still low, I'm continually hearing it takes 6-8 weeks, I'm sticking with it for now and will see how it goes. All the best Jane.
    • liz1234
      liz1234 R0bert

      Posted

      Hi thats exactly how I feel now, been on higher dose this week, 100 mg and feel anxiety is better but low mood still there. I hate feeling like this, its horrible. I am beginning to think I will never feel happy and content again.

      Stick with it though, anything is better than how I felt a few weeks ago.

      Thinking positive, at least trying to.

    • R0bert
      R0bert liz1234

      Posted

      I've been upped to 75 for 10 days now and yesterday from lunch time I was so tired, right through till night, stayed awake to ensure I got a good sleep but I didn't, wakened at 4am as usual, dozed til alarm at 7, took daughter to bus, back home and just wanted to sleep. Thinking I might drop back to 50. I thought I'd have shown more improvement by now.
  • R0bert
    R0bert jane69633

    Posted

    You could try taking meds at night before bed, I did for a few days and it helped.
  • Gem101
    Gem101 jane69633

    Posted

    Hi Jane

    Stick with it ! The first few weeks was so awful for me like you I had all these symptoms and cried everyday at the thought of feeling like this forever but I've stuck to the tablets and after 5 weeks or so I'm starting to feel "normal" again

    It's a horrible process to go through but with time they work !

    Wishing you all the best x

  • Janeylin
    Janeylin jane69633

    Posted

    Hi Jane... I'm on my third week and starting to have better days but it has been difficult.. Same sa you, the side effects were awful and at one point I nearly stopped taking them.. Decided to persevere as so many people hv said they do work, just need to ride the first three to four weeks.. Good luck and hope you start feeling better soon.. By the way I switched to taking mine an hour after my tea around eight of an evening and it's definitely helped... J
  • liz1234
    liz1234 jane69633

    Posted

    Jane

    I am so sorry you are feeling bad. It does take a while for Sertraline to kick in and sometimes you need to up the dose to feel any benefit. I got diazepam to help whilst side effects were there and some Propanalol. You just feel demented eh.

    Have you got support, family and friends around cause its at this time you will need them!

    It will get better, just hang in there, hugs x

    • jane69633
      jane69633 liz1234

      Posted

      I have lots of support yeah, however I still feel so lonely. I feel like a different person. Fingers crossed I'll pick up soon!
  • james8206
    james8206 jane69633

    Posted

    You've already lasted longer than me. I stopped after 5 days until I had a chance to talk it over with my GP. By the time I got to see him I was already showing improvement and so he agreed that I should just carry on with the cold turkey since the horrendous side effects were giving me more grief than the mild anxiety and low mood I am suffering from. That was 6 weeks ago and although I'm much improved and can work okay now with hardly any anxiety it is a really slow haul. The doc gave me encouragement saying when the days get longer and warmer it will all pass. I really hope so.
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