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leanne91044
leanne91044

I was given sertraline a month ago to start taking but I haven't done it as I have read the side effects and got scared

I do not feel better, for a few days I'll feel ok but it'll always go back to the same, thinking of suicide and thinking there is No point in my being here anymore

I am really scared to take these pills but this is no way of living

Please has anyone been in this position before

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  • Scottie123
    Scottie123 leanne91044

    Posted

    Don't be scared to take them .......they will help and as long as you know the sides effects when they do start at least you know it's only the pills .....I wasn't so lucky I didn't know about this site until after the side effects .......they do take quite some time to get into your system and also to find the best dose for you ....... But I actually feel quite normal now which is great. I started in November but had to mess about with the dosage but have got there in the end .....hope this helps 

  • tim72563
    tim72563 leanne91044

    Posted

    Hi Leanne, I read the same reviews and horror stories, but like you I couldn't live the way I was at the time, so I jumped in at 25mg after first week I felt better side effects were manageable then went to 50 MG for 3 weeks and wk 2 and 3 were rough I thought I was worse, at wk 4 went back to doc, she put me on 100mg, and that changed everything, I feel 100% better, use this forum for support, there are people just like us and will offer all the advice and support possible. I'm on week 5 hope this helps.

  • thomas96833
    thomas96833 leanne91044

    Posted

    100% yes and 3 months later they sit in my drawer and each day I am struggling with fatigue and low mood / constant stress and anxiety and sleep problems. have been back to the doctors a few times hoping for a different option but they always say just try Sertraline - it will help.

    I have booked a week off work now to try them. It's just got to the breaking point were I think surely the side effects can't be worse than living like this day in day out?

    They affect everyone differently and sadly the only way you know is until you try.

    Hope it goes well for you.

  • bittybon
    bittybon leanne91044

    Posted

    Hi leanne, im sorry ur going through this i think you should start the pills can i ask what mg they are? The way you feel now is no way to live i know ive been there but although sertraline have some side effects they dont last long and everyone is different they will help you until u feel you dont need them no more.. Im on 50mg for depression and anxiety just over a year but im now weaning myself off and im down to half a tablet each day..they helped me alot when i needed them.. I do hope u start to feel better soon x
    • jay98357
      jay98357 leanne91044

      Posted

      Hiya. I started on 25 and the side effects were not so bad. Maybe ask your gp if you can start there and work up to 50.

      Made a difference for me. X

  • Katie1981234
    Katie1981234 leanne91044

    Posted

    Hiya ive just been prescribe sertraline ive been on them 5 days i feel hurendous at the moment shaky irritable panicking like something bad is happening to me my anxiety is taking over my life

  • jay98357
    jay98357 leanne91044

    Posted

    Hi Leanne. Your doc gave you sertaline to help you hun. Take them! I am now on 8 months and yes the first month or so isn't great but the light at the end is bright. Yes there are side effects but not everyone gets them.

    The help is there.. take it. Mine sat in a cupboard for a few weeks until my hubby stood behind me and made me take it. Yes I still have bad days and u will post on here as the support is amazing g.

    Good luck. X

  • julie89512
    julie89512 leanne91044

    Posted

    Hi Leanne.

    I felt the same as you, I don't like taking medication but I was suffering

    health anxiety, and felt very low. I thought I had all sorts medical

    conditions and thought I was going to die, i wasn't in control of my own

    thoughts and was feeling out of control.

    I went to see a very understanding Lady doctor who had full bloods done

    had ECG because my heart was racing so much blood presure was

    up and down like a yo-yo.

    I was put on 25mg of sertraline a month a go and I had Side effects but

    after about 2 weeks every day I had less, my anxiety levels are down by

    90% now and I look forward to my day again I'm laughing and singing

    again, I think im coping with the 25mg at the moment so no plans to up it

    yet, I take mine about 8.30pm that seems to work for me.

    please don't be afraid to take it, it's the best thing Iv done for my own

    health. Good Luck x

  • thomas96833
    thomas96833 leanne91044

    Posted

    Out of curiousity - did you guys decide to start on 25mg? I have got 50mg, but was thinking of just taking hald doses for a week or two until I build up. Do you think that would be safe to do so?
    • julie89512
      julie89512 thomas96833

      Posted

      My GP told me to start with 25mg and said if I needed to go

      50mg, but I'm coping with the lower dose at the moment.

      If your worried about taking them, start on the lower dose.

      Good luck

    • duddy
      duddy thomas96833

      Posted

      I take for anxiety. My doc said 25 mg for 3 days and then 50 mg. I read the leaflet and that said for anxiety take 25 mg for 7 days and then 50 mg. but ring your doc if not sure. Good luck.
  • ADPanicker
    ADPanicker leanne91044

    Posted

    Hi

    I would take them. Part of the anxiety is over stressing on the impact of pills. I had complete shutdown at start of jan. First weeks of sertraline were painful psychologically but after that they let me reset.

    8 weeks or so on I have reduced my dose to 33mg and will taper off all being well

    That's against the norm of six months minimum but I also hate drugs. But honestly you need to let them help you. Feeling suicidal is truly awful - so if you rationalise what have you lose

    Go for it You can always stop.

    If you can get to see a psychologist for CBT or read up online with it. It will also helpUse every resource you can. You will get better

    Take care. We all are rooting for you x

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