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heather54321
heather54321

Hi everyone,

Did anyone else notice that their mood decreased in the first few weeks? Feeling so low and unmotivated xx

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  • karin88115
    karin88115 heather54321

    Posted

    hi heather

    yes. no motivation is common. i didnt leave the house for 8 weeks. just couldnt be bothered in anything. it passes though. i just did lots of knitting and craftwork when i felt like it.

    • heather54321
      heather54321 karin88115

      Posted

      Hi Karin, thankyou so much for your reply. Of course my thoughts tell me I will be like this forever and should just give up.

    • karin88115
      karin88115 heather54321

      Posted

      Dont give up Heather. By week 13 I was feeling pretty good. And now i go housesitting overseas, love my life. And was ready to give up. The panic and anxiety was unbearable. But it does get better. stay strong. you'll make it through.

    • heather54321
      heather54321 karin88115

      Posted

      Thankyou so much Karin xx wow house sitting overseas that does sound amazing!!

  • james40575
    james40575 heather54321

    Posted

    im on day 3 and struggling bad. feel sick and like my brain is running circles around me and il never feel better. i cant stop foccusing on my blinking and im convinced im stuck like this forever. feeling desperate 😦

  • sue74917
    sue74917 heather54321

    Posted

    Heather do not give up, the usual time line for sertraline is 2 weeks of the worse side effects, 4 weeks to see some improvement and. 12 weeks to be somewhere back to normal, if you are on the correct dose. Yes you will feel down and have no motivation but this will get better, it is a side effect and will pass with time, when we feel like this patience is not our friend but unfortunately that is what we need to have, I thought I would never enjoy anything ever again and just spend my life going through the motions but 6 months on 50 mgs and I am back to “normal”

    • Melanie455
      Melanie455 sue74917

      Posted

      i totally agree; this is a very similar timeline to how it was for me . please dont give up hope, it will work.

    • heather54321
      heather54321 Melanie455

      Posted

      Thankyou for your replies its greatly appreciated xoxo Im meant to be getting on a train today for the first time in ages and Im panicking so much I dont even want to leave my couch 😦

  • gsquez77
    gsquez77 heather54321

    Posted

    Hello! I feel the same unmotivated and tired feeling like laying around type.

    I dont feel like doing much at all.

    Im on day 8 of 50 mg Zoloft.

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