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SertalineADVICE 4 weeks now & no improvement .

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Hollie123
Hollie123

Any advice would be really helpful for me .. 

heres my story ..

 ...I was struggling day by day with anxiety at work, social anxiety ... I've had it a long long time, that with depression.. But I learnt to live with it with some great difficulty, not going out & just concentrating on work and my family and partner ... No social life, 

My mam passed away, I had to give her end of life care ... I was off work for 3 month .. Went back & then 

had a nervous breakdown..  

I got subscribed sertaline and I've been on them for a month now ... And back on the sick from work this is my 4th week ... 

I have only felt really happy and me once during this time ... I have not felt any benefit as yet.. Not too a great deal anyway .. I have the side effect of being very nervous and terrible anxiety & suicdle thoughts, heart palpitations,worrying, paranoid thoughts, cant look people in the eye, very harsh feelings of not wanting to be here anymore... 

I am now up to 100mg ..  

I am too worried incase these are not working for me .. 

I get anxiety, with suicdle thoughts, flash backs & worry on a morning when I wake up, palpertations, 

Social anxiety, feel I can't go in shops, talk to anyone from work, or friends and family ..

Totally excluded from the world .. Basically sit in my room all day & night, the odd day I'm out and about trying for some form of normality ... 

So ... I heard that it takes 8 weeks for this drug to start working .... 

In the mean time I have an appointment with a mental health nurse .... 

I'm going to put forward my concerns ... 

& hopefully have some answers soon.. 

I just want to return to be normal ... 

Totally fed up & don't know what to do .. 

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  • Celt34
    Celt34 Hollie123

    Posted

    My story is pretty similar but I lost my sister not my mum. I was hospitalised because anxiety made me physically sick and I was losing weight, I'm also on 100mg sertraline and not  sure if they do anything at all but I think meds are just a sticking plaster, there is no magic pill. I have just started cbt and hope that helps me, ask the mental health nurse about that or counselling. 

    Good luck x

    • Hollie123
      Hollie123 Celt34

      Posted

      So Sorry for your loss... Xxx & I wish you happiness & hope the cbt works for you x 

      I had cbt a few years ago , never stuck with it due to to implications ..... & now I think I'm getting the  course again, 

      i had to beg for bereavement  counciling 

      . That's in 5 weeks time... sad

      I hope this nurse cures me ... 

  • raraluke
    raraluke Hollie123

    Posted

    Hi Hollie - it does take longer than 4 weeks for meds to work - I was on citalopram for a while more for fibromyalgia and the depression that pain causes but felt it wasn't working anymore so changed to sertraline - not so sure this is the right one for me - chat to your GP always the best way x
    • Hollie123
      Hollie123 raraluke

      Posted

      Thanks for that ....x  

      yeah... We must talk to our Gp's and find the right balance for us all .. 

  • paul80490
    paul80490 Hollie123

    Posted

    Hi my anxiety began with a lot of bereavement as well. I lost several people and the grief hit me all at once. I suggest a visit to a homeopath is  good as they treat the cause rather than the symptom. Even though life seems low at times there is also great opportunity to find your Real Self,your Spiritual Self.

    Let everything be as it is, the world is just entertainment. Enjoy it and dont take it too seriously. With Love Paul

    • Hollie123
      Hollie123 paul80490

      Posted

      Thanks for your reply ... I wish I could enjoy the world & life at the min, but I can't seem to get out of bed or even feel anything at all apart from being down & depressed .. 

      It's now week 4 and I feel like I'm getting more depressed and more anxiety & suicidle thoughts ... 

      I'm just totally fed up, I'm going to see my doc 2mo because I've had enough of if all sad 

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