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Hello ive just come back from docs after crying my eyes out. Im back again suffering depression and for no reason at all. Last week was happy enjoying life come sunday on a low and keep crying alone to myself. Was on fluexotine 2009 until last year. Then i stopped myseld and the past year and a half have been ok had little ups and downs. Then i got married beginning of June and was ex statically happy for 4 weeks then started feeling low in the morning and started having couple of cans of strongbow every day to cheer me up. The saturday gine had 6 cans sunday hangover and monday crying and again today. Docs said im deoressed and the drinking didnt help.it makes you worse. Hes said no to fluexotine and started me on 100mg of sertraline just taken my first tab. Reading the posts im looking firward to getting better. Wish me lyck.

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    On 100 mil of sertraline for 11 days and not feeling much better! Hope it works better for you,
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    I'm sorry you're back to feeling this way. From my experience, the sertraline made me feel worse before I felt better. But when it kicked in, I was so glad I stuck with it. The psychiatrist told me that other people around you will see you getting better before you see it yourself and that's true. I don't feel I'm getting better but they see differences in me. Good luck with it

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      Thank you for your message. I am on day 2 so got a while yet for something to.happen. how long have you been taking them ? Have you had any side effects?
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      I have been on them for 7 years at 100 mg. the only real side effect that I remember is the intense anxiety and bad thoughts. I just got bumped up to 150 mg 9 days ago without any side effects, I guess because my body already had it in my system. The fact that you said you're not feeling much better tells me that it has started to work for you. I don't feel I'm getting better either but my family can see the difference in me. ask your family and friends if they see a difference. Even the smallest thing means that they are beginning to work.

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