New to Sertraline
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has anyone recently started sertraline. I am on day 2 so very early on. this is my first time trying this.
can anyone offer and advice.
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Ay93056
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I meant to say can anyone offer any advice.
ryan69574 Ay93056
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hi 😃 2 days is very very early. I'm upto 16 weeks now. only been on 50mg. let me first off say things will get worst before you get better 😦 and I dont mean to scare you with that. it's just the way it is. but I promise you will get better. it's a slow process with ups and downs. at first more downs than up. but im at the point now wear the ups out weigh the bad. im still not 100 percent. I would say about 65 percent. and that is a damn sight better than I was. I'm back at work full time 😃 and I'm.able to go out 😃. so things are looking up. their will be times you want to just give up and quit on sertraline. but dont because it works and works well 😃. you have to stay strong 😃..
Ay93056 ryan69574
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thank you for your response. I think I'm just nervous because I have never tried it before. I've only just realized how many of my friends are or have been on antidepressants. which is comforting means I have some people to talk to, sometimes I feel bad bombarding them with a thousand question. I am currently on diazepam for any anxiety I get, have been told to only take it when needed, so sometimes im just tired 😴 when u say it will get worse before it gets better do u mean the sickness or other things x
ryan69574 Ay93056
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my anxity and panic got worst before it got better 😦 the intrusive and weird thaugths. got worst 😦 I never felt sick. I take mine at night so I get the side effects why I'm asleep. not sure if it worked or not. but in my mind it did 😃.
Ay93056 ryan69574
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I take mine just before bed.. a friend who is on it advised it. unfortunately she is 3 hours drive away so we only talk via FB. which is fine but I sometimes wish she was closer. when you take them at night do you get less side effects in the day then you would if you took them in the day?
James- thank you from your response. I think my biggest fear is just that things will get worse and I'm not sure how. if it's just sickness or if its anxiety and other stuff.
mrs_susan74280 Ay93056
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Do you get bad dreams on it or sweating
Ay93056 mrs_susan74280
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not at the moment.. but I have only taken it for 3 nights and I don't know how long u will be in them for that to start happening. I'm am a little nervous about that.
Ay93056
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meant to say on them not in.
james06549 Ay93056
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Hey! When I started 13 or so weeks ago. I was scared and confused. I was also given diazepam but I rarely used. The good news is, things WILL get better but like others said, it is common for things to get worse before they get better. Dont be discouraged, take each day as it comes and remember that you have already beat 100% of your bad days. I keep that in mind when things seem tough. I am so much better than when I started, not 100% but I will keep fighting. You will learn a lot about yourself, your resilience, your strength. Stay strong and talk to people that are in your close circle.
sarah_62089 Ay93056
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hello
i have been on it for about 2 years and i can say its a very very slow process and everyone reacts to it differently . there are many side effects to it but i know without taking it i was worse and being on it is no different in the begining . i had bad nasua and the anxeity i had was worse it was hard but i pushed through it with support from family and doctors . get into a group and get support . now i feel alot better im glad i stuck to it. i feel normal now but i do feel off sometimes before my period . other than that im good but dont stop taking it or go cold turkey on it it will make things really worse if you do from experiance . good luck to you ❤