not sure if to take sertraline PLEASE ADVISE!!
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Hello. i really need some advise....PLEASE! my doc has prescribed me with sertraline to beat \"the baby blues\". i suffer with anxiety quite badly and find it hard to maintain my emotions. after reading Alot of what has been said i just dont know if i should take them or not...feeling quite scared about it. im due to start 2mo so please someone advise me on what i should i do. many thanks in advance xxx
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The first two weeks were awful but any bad symptoms soon fade.
I would say take them for three weeks and see how you feel, if you don't like them you can stop.
I was so worried about taking them at first, it took me about 4 months to pluck up the courage to put the first tablet in my mouth. I'm moving up to 100mg in a week and am a bit worried about it but at the end of the day no one is forcing me to take them so i can stop and try something else anytime.
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I have read bad reviews about Sertraline but have not experienced these problems myself. I feel more relaxed and able to cope with everyday things.
Good luck to you and I hope they are the right tablets for you. If not there are many other anti-depressants you can try, just say to your doctor you feel as though the tablets aren't working. You can then either up the dose or change the tablets.
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Like you, I have to go to the doctors every 4 weeks for my prescription. They like to keep a check on you to see how you are getting on then after a few months they will put the tablets on repeat and you will only have to go every 3 months.
Good luck continuing with your tablets and I'll look forward to seeing how you are getting on. XX
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I changed my tablets to Sertraline in the middle of June 2010, after taking other anti-depressants, which I found did not work for me. I started on 50mg and felt even worse. I had previously been taking Venlafaxine, 225mg per day and felt that the dose was extremely low to what I had been used to.
I went back to my doctor who put the dose up to 100mg. I found that these didn't work either so my dose was increased again to 150mg and then to 200mg per day.
I started taking 200mg on 27th July 2010 and have only begun to feel a bit better for the last 3 weeks.
You need to get the dose of tablet right for you and will have regular meetings with your doctor to discuss how you feel you are managing with the tablets that you are taking.
Good luck and I hope the tablets start working for you soon.
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Take care. xx
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well i have now been onsertraline for 6 weeks. started on 50mg but 2 weeks ago increased to 100mg.
really feeling much better in myself and my only real side affect is loss of appetite and insomnia - but if i weigh up how i felt orginally and the first 2 weeks of being on them those side affects are nothning at all in comparission.
although i always said i'd never take them i am glad i have recognised i needed the help - but i think you need to look deep down and also try to elminate possible triggers. So i have resigned from my job after 8 long years and truely fel like a weight has been lifted - it has given the feeling back of being in control,obviously start with baby steps like i did which was as simple as walking the dog or saying high to a stranger! and never forget each day to be thankful for something simple like a flower or loved one - as i am a true beliver that positive energy breeds positive energy :-)
also remember no human being is perfect and we will all come out better stronger people for living through these hard times.
stay strong and take care.
thank you for this forum and shining me another positive light to focus on.x ;-)