Intrusive/ obsessive thoughts
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I’ve been on Sertraline for a couple of months now and the physical anxiety has pretty much gone, but the mental, racing intrusive thoughts are still there at times. It’s been particularly bad the last few days where I can’t stop obsessing about what might be wrong with me physically that is causing the anxiety. I keep googling symptoms and watching YouTube videos about different things relating to health and it feels like a compulsion. Can anyone else relate to this, I know it sounds a bit weird? I’ve just upped my dose from 100mg to 125mg, so I’m wondering if it’s the side effects. I just want to be able to relax and do normal things and have the interests I used to have, instead of being obsessed with my health. Can anyone else relate to this and did it go with time?
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kellyfreddie7 sarah40069
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Hi all well I'm 4 weeks in now to the day and still really anxious I think the obtrusive thoughts are calming a little but no appetite still ...hoping from 4 weeks things settle a bit. Mood isn't too bad though . It's the anxiety and shaking that's awful 😂 ...from what over read 4to 8 weeks is when people start to feel a bit different what's everyone else's experience?
ThirdTimer sarah40069
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Hi everyone. It's the end of week 5 for me today. I feel like in week 4 I started to feel good for a few days, almost like a light was switched in my brain, it was pretty exciting. Then week 5, I felt like I had a blip and felt a bit more depressed, not so much anxiety. I'v read that these Blips happen at around week 4 to 5, I'm hoping that it balances out for me a bit more in week 6. It felt good to be 80% better for a little bit there. Hoping to get to that again. Do you guys think that this is the full effect or I still have a few more weeks?
Also, last night I had the WORST headache of my life which I woke up from. It was very intense, not usual for me.
Hope everyone is doing a bit better! xx
kellyfreddie7 ThirdTimer
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Hi there I hit 4 weeks and started to feel good then bam 5 weeks to the day and awful I'm 5 weeks 2 days now and it's not goid anxiety increased massively . ...is this to be expected I wonder the docs are useless!!
julie73211 sarah40069
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How are you feeling now? Has your obsessive thoughts settled down at all.
Julie xx
sarah40069 julie73211
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HI I’ve , they have a bit thanks. They're still there in the background but I can cope with them at the moment. I think it was because I’d just put up my dose a few days before, so it was probably the side effects kicking in. I started to feel better this week after about 10 days of putting the dose up. I’ve now got to do another increase which will put me up to 150mg.
How are you doing? Any better? Xx
julie73211 sarah40069
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Hi Sarah
Pleased they've settled a little, I'm the same just in the background.
Went to doctors last Monday and he increased me from 50 to 100 mg ,and find the increase is helping as I was too low on 50.
It's awful Sarah isn't it the obsessive thoughts take over your life and no matter how you get and stop them you cant.
Hope you manage the 150 without too many problems.
Let me know how you're getting on xx