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Positive results on sertarline my story

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krystle55674
krystle55674

Well im on my 7th day on sertarline and my side effects are going! After reading so many bad negatives things about this tablet i thought i share some positives !

Iv been suffering with extreme anxiety for years! I mean years like 10 years maybe! Iv always been quite hard headed and pushed it to the back of my mind! My mum always used to say "oh get a grip" so thats how i lived! Trying to ignore my mind and symptoms!" i thought my worry was normal! For example if i got a headache obviously in my head it was a brain tumor or blood clot! Id google everything!! Id make my self go mad with worry, but i never shown it....id suffer in silence and try and move on! All the time this "brain tumor" was on my mind! Obviously i didnt have a tumor but in my stupid anxiety mind i did!! And for years any illness or something that made me worry id live in constant panic and worry! Until we decided to book a holiday abroad! (10 days ago actually) and while the process in the travel agent was going through all i did was panic...heart going mad! Breathing fast! Mind racing at the thought of dying on the plane! Dizziness ! And that was my final straw!! Id gave in to living hard headed and realised i couldn't carry on like this!!! So 7th day in taking sertarline and apart from the FEW side effects i actually feel great! I know itd early days , but i already noticed im not as anxious! Im not googling things anymore! Im actually thinking normal ! My mind isn't jumping to the worst scenario! Obviously im still a bit on edge but iv slowed down!! Im not sure if its because iv set my mind to positive and now im on tablets i will get better way of thinking , and its helping me? But if it wasn't for the travel agent panic id still be suffering now!! I cant wait to be worry free!! When i say worry free i mean no more thinking the worst in everything!!! Im feeling free!! Im feeling happy about not being a google mad hypercondraic (sorry cant spell) so this is for anyone like me whos suffered for so long! Take the tablets believe in your self and look forward to a worry free life !!

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  • krystle55674
    krystle55674

    Posted

    P.s if your anything like me you would have worried yourself in to a frenzy at the thought of taking sertarline! All them side effects are enough to send anyone in to melt down! Just picking up the first tablet was enough to send me in to panic mode! But i knew i needed to end my anxiety and worry once and for all ! So have enough self confidence to take the first tablet! Dont be scared the side effects are not as bad as they seem !!
    • anne81411
      anne81411 krystle55674

      Posted

      Hello Kristie,

      Reading your post was so nice because you could have been talking about me  and everything you said is like a mirror image of me , I'm on day seven now and hoping too feel better soon , still getting the panicky feeling but hoping that goes soon . It's really possitave too here a good post and that there is hope that we all can get better .😀

    • krystle55674
      krystle55674 anne81411

      Posted

      So glad it made you feel better smile there is light at the end of the tunnel! Our anxiety and panic wont hold us back forever! And the tablet will help , give them time and you will soon be wondering what all the fuss has been about x

    • anne81411
      anne81411 krystle55674

      Posted

      Thank you Krystle , will post on here in a few day to see how I'm doing .😊

  • Bluesapphire
    Bluesapphire krystle55674

    Posted

    I have also suffered for the past 13 years :'(

    My daughters just started school and I was getting seriously bad anxiety every morning on the way to school...

    Every single night it's just as bad too sad

    3 weeks ago I just had enough...

    So just hit week 3 on Sertaline <3

    And I think there amazing!! Side affects were not that bad and we're manageable and they went after the first week!! I don't get much anxiety on the school runs or night times now either something I thought I'd have to live with.

    Im on 50mg hoping to increase slightly though to see if it helps control my day time anxiety a little more <3

    My only regret is not taking them sooner!! They really are a life saver to me :D

    I shall keep my fingers crossed and hope others have a nice positive story to smile <3 :D

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