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Hi all,
Exactly two weeks today on Zoloft. And I feel the lowest I have ever felt in my life. Its like the colour has gone and all thats left is negative thoughts. I just want to hide under a blanket. Need any positivety from people that have made it through. This time last year I was bright and bubbly. I just want that me back, I miss her 😦
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sandi77808 heather54321
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So glad to see so these responses on here - this all mirrors what my daughter (age 25) went through - they never seem to tell you it's going to get worse before it gets better, but it really does get better, she started having good days at 6 weeks but it took 12 before she was her old self again and she has now weaned off it. It saved her life, I can tell you - she doesn't fully realize it because it took so long, and it was really rough in the beginning, and we weren't prepared for that. But I tell her all the time that this medication saved her. Hang in there and believe what everyone is saying here - you WILL get better. xo
heather54321 sandi77808
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Hi Sandi, thankyou so much for your reply and Im so glad to hear your daughter is much better xoxo
sandi77808 heather54321
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I'm not completely sure, but from her description, it seems (and I think this is common from what I have read) that you can only ever focus on the fact that you are depressed (or anxious). It just takes over your mind and you obsess over the fact that you are depressed and anxious and your mind goes there at all times and won't let you concentrate on anything else. It is sometimes referred to as "racing thoughts." It is definitely a symptom of both depression and anxiety. A quote from a site describing depression and anxiety symptoms says "the anxiety so dominates the person's thinking that it interferes with daily functioning, including work, school, social activities, and relationships." This website describes some ways to try to combat the obsessive thinking https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320658.php
I believe it's essential to see a mental health professional for help with this. My daughter would never have recovered without her therapist.
sandi77808 heather54321
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One of the posts that gave me SO MUCH HOPE when my daughter was battling this was by user Kate32457 who has a post called "13 weeks on Sertraline - my success story!" Search for this in the Sertraline forum and read her story. What she went through really mimicked my daughter's journey through this and her words really helped me!
james40575 heather54321
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gone up to 100mg last night which is after 2 weeks at 50mg. im sleeping longer and i guess thats good. still convinced il be thinking of blinking forever which is really getting to me. any positivity would be great. thanks
sandi77808 heather54321
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Try to hang in and get through it and know it will ease when your body adjusts and the meds start to really help and you begin to heal. It will be a slot process but it will happen.
sandi77808
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*slow process