In need of strong support on third week of Sertraline

don't stop and start the med as this will set you back on days of recovery x you might end up feeling worse than you do stopping and starting. I know exactly how you feel!

week 3 was a real tough week. I'm on weeks six tomorrow. I'll send you something in Hope's it will help you understand what you are going through is completely normal x

Hi, I am so sorry you're feeling rough right now. The first thing I will say is do not stop taking it, even for a few days to then start again, this will only mess with your system more and will likely make you feel worse. It's hard to say really with a timeframe as some people get side effects for two weeks, some for six, some people don't get any at all. For most people though I think the side effects start to subside around the two to three week mark and you start seeing some improvements around about the six to eight week mark. It's frustrating I know, that it takes so long but you really do need to stick with it and give the meds time to start working.

It might be worth going back to your doctor who may be able to prescribe you something else to take alongside the Sertraline just for the immediate future to get you through the side effects.

Don't stop you are almost about to start feeling better . you should feel better gradually from week 4 and by week 8 boom you will wake up totally fine .

i felt normal on week 12 then down again for a couple of days then week 16 i was great .

hang in there . if not feeling good after that time you should revise with your doctor maybe a higher dose needed .

Thanks all for giving me more hope. I was feeling much better than this before I started taking sertraline and I then I had a decent day or two around day 14, but this past week I have been feeling gradually worse, with today being the worst so far. I do have xanax that I can take for anxiety, but even the xanax is having a hard time calming this anxiety. The worst part of it seems to be the extremely low mood (and no clue why my eyes would be burning and noticeably bloodshot). My mood hasn't felt this low in a long time. I will continue to take the sertraline because this is the longest I've ever made it on this med, and don't want to set back my progress, but damn, I must admit that it has me pretty intimidated right now. I just hope this med ends up working for me because I can't imagine going through this much hell just to find out that it's not the med for me.

My eyes were burning a lot too for at least five weeks.

I am now at the eight-week mark. The burning is diminished, not completely gone. More importantly, I feel much better with anxiety greatly reduced and, subsequently, better sleep.

But I am using this relief to develop new long-term strategies for anxiety, chiefly closed-focus meditation. I am also looking into supplements that have a history of offering benefits for anxiety sufferers. I am very fortunate that the sertraline seems to work again but I don't want to take it for the rest of my life.