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just want to feel like me again

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kaylee27
kaylee27

Am on day 6 of taking Sertraline and i feel so ill. I just want to curl up and go sleep till i feel like me again 

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  • natalie16973
    natalie16973 kaylee27

    Posted

    What mg are you taking? I've nearly been taking it for 2 weeks but jut started on 50mg on Thursday, still feel horrible, anxiety has heightened so bad sad hope you feel the benifits soon xxx
    • kaylee27
      kaylee27 natalie16973

      Posted

      am on 1 50mg a day along with 3 40mg of proponal to try and calm me down. I get a really bad attack every night when am just about to nod off and then the effects last allday, everything feels like a dream I have never felt like this in my life, would wish it on anyone
    • kaylee27
      kaylee27

      Posted

      wouldnt wish it on anyone i mean
  • john51151
    john51151 kaylee27

    Posted

    hi a have been on them 26 days a still do not feel right but i am a lot better than when i started setraline a found the comments on here are helpful i hope this was to you.
    • emma1605
      emma1605 john51151

      Posted

      Hi, im not far behind you, ive had a rough few days, anxiety really bad x
    • john51151
      john51151 emma1605

      Posted

      hi a know it is horrible to start my thoughts were all negative the anxiety was unreal but nearing the end of week 4 a can type this a could not at the beginning goin up 100mg in two days time not looking forward to that a might stay at this level is this your first time on this sort of medication ?.
  • AliceAnagram
    AliceAnagram kaylee27

    Posted

    The side effects I had were so bad after 3 days that the doctor told me to stop taking them straight away sad
  • kaylee27
    kaylee27

    Posted

    am on 1 50mg a day along with 3 40mg of proponal to try and calm me down. I get a really bad attack every night when am just about to nod off and then the effects last allday, everything feels like a dream I have never felt like this in my life, would wish it on anyone
    • AliceAnagram
      AliceAnagram kaylee27

      Posted

      My head felt as if it was full of thick treacle and ball bearings, and I kept vomiting and having diarrhoea. I couldn't keep even a sip of water down. It was horrendous. I could barely move. That is why the doctor told me to stop sad 
    • john51151
      john51151 kaylee27

      Posted

      mine was a nightmare paranoid thoughts etc which came with the sertraline but things are becoming good they gave me proponal no good have you been on any thing else or is this your first time on this sort of medication but give it 4 weeks you should feel a bit better. 
    • kaylee27
      kaylee27 john51151

      Posted

      The proponal has taken the edge off but its still there. Ive had depression before and i can handle the mind side of things, its just i cant cope/deal with the physical side of things. All started with me going lightheaded and my ears going funny when i stand up and the physical symtoms have just gone on from there. Am just afraid there is something seriously wrong with me had blood tests and ecg all normal. Just feels like am stuck and cant see a way out if that makes sence
    • john51151
      john51151 kaylee27

      Posted

      you should go back to you doctor get something stronger than proponal to get you through the first few weeks maybe diazepam i know they do not like giving them out but others on here have been giving them just to get you over the bad times you should start to feel better in 4 weeks time a know that is a long way off but worth it a was on fluoxetine for ocd no side effects just took time to work stick in there at least for 4 weeks.
    • kaylee27
      kaylee27 john51151

      Posted

      Yh i was on fluoxetine for my depression worked well. He said he didnt want to put me on anything else as they are quite addictive. If it was just me i wouldnt mind id just stay in bed, but i have a 2 year old son to look after 
    • john51151
      john51151 kaylee27

      Posted

      yes they were good a was on 20mg for almost 2 years but a had to go up to 40mg only only lasted a month the doctor said he could put me up to 60mg but a agrred with him there was no point as the last time they did not really work why did he take you off them ? a feel for you as it is hard enough dealing with this yourself without a child but a would urge you to stick in as a have been told on here this is a longer soloutin.
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