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I'm sleeping and eating well. I shop and cook too. I phone friends, and I read. But my mood and motivation will just not lift. Been on 200 mg Sertraline for 8 weeks. My doc says some people can take 3 months. Is anyone else finding these symptoms the last to lift?
Also.....does dull weather affect your mood? I just feel my life is on hold and I have no part to play
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Peac iris46
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lillie46665 Peac
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Do you take medication for your depression/anxiety?
Do you have family or friends you can talk to about it?
Lil
Peac lillie46665
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lillie46665 Peac
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Go to your doctor and get a medication review sometimes medication can stop working.
Consider counselling sometimes talking to starangers helps.
Dont push your family away
Take Care
Lil
iris46 lillie46665
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lillie46665 iris46
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I can honsestly say my mood was last to get better.
Once I started CBT for my anxiety then thats when I felt my old self.
I felt the anxiety was bringing my mood down on top of the normal depression
Still have bad days but on the whole Id say its helping me.
Lil
MOE79 iris46
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Don't worry! Sertraline can easily take between 8 to 20 weeks to show its full effects among most adults.
I am a 37 years old male from WA Australia.
I have been through severe anxiety and severe depression in last four years.
After trying atleast three types of antidepressants in first 6 months after my diagnosis - I've been on 100mg to 300 mg Sertraline (Zoloft) for almost three years now.
I have done quite a lot of reading and research on depression, anxiety disorders and antidepressants in last few years.
My current anxiety level is almost next to none but sadness and lack motivation (depression) is still there and has taken time to reduce its levels from where it was initially as my doctor suggested that its also connected with our external environment and gets affected by our specific circumstances.
Dull weather can certainly be one of the constant triggers.
Try making a list of things/activities you use to enjoy and love being part of - and push yourself to do those if you can. It will help.
Also, try helping someone in need or making some sad person smile. It will help as well.
As per my doc - Medicine (SSRIs) makes you feel good and positive about life in general and provides you with some boost and encouragement in feelings - but, while you are on medication and being benefitted by that synthetic boost you must make some visible changes in your day to day life which eventually should help you become more active or help you achieve the level of activeness, fitness or positivity you want to feel and achieve permanently.
That is the key for really getting out of sickness. Be patient and give it some time. I hope you start feeling better soon.
iris46 MOE79
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lungs70111 iris46
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