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its been 7 weeks now on 150mg . Don't feel any improvement whatsoever. Have not left the house. Mornings are horrible and the worst , i grave for the day to finish as sleep is the only time ones head is not overthinking everything .
Am i alone wishing the day to finish and the night to last all day ???
kevin
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Potatoghost kevin95158
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hi kevin. I joined a sertraline support group on facebook and a lot of people have been saying sertraline is one of the slower acting SsRi.i feel the same as
you. mornings are horrific but evenings aren't great but better. I'll private message you a message someone sent me in Hope's it will help.
I'm 3 weeks in and have never felt so terrible in my life x dizzy anxious shakey. unsteady on my feet x
have you seen any improvement at all?
kevin95158 Potatoghost
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thanks Potato , will look out for the PM.
No not really better at all , missed a big family meal out last night , let them all down .
Potatoghost kevin95158
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you haven't let anyone down. if you had a stomach bug or a broken leg you wouldn't have been able to go do don't beat yourself up about it bud
when you get better I'm sure you will make up for it!
kevin95158 Potatoghost
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thanks and have read the PM , thanks for sending
chelsea54783 kevin95158
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hi kevin so sorry to hear youre feeling that way, im on week 20 and feel exactly the same as you havent left the house, mood is so low and anxiety so high, i am hoping to switch to something else as this is no way to live 😦
Potatoghost chelsea54783
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what dose are you on if it's ok to ask?
kevin95158 chelsea54783
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as you say Chelsea not a great life style not going out. i hate it but just can't leave., just lie on the bed all day thinking , worrying
AxleWilliams chelsea54783
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Have you been on the same dose the whole time or did you just change. 20 weeks on the same dose tells me you need to see your doctor. If it has not had any effect by now something needs to change. Most people start feeling much better at 12 or 13 weeks of the same dose. Hope you feel better soon....
chelsea54783 kevin95158
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its exactly what i do or google ways to try and get better etc not healthy but anxiety is so high
chelsea54783 AxleWilliams
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hi axle, no ive been increased up to 150mg with no improvements at all, once i see my psychiatrist in the next few weeks i will be asking to withdraw and change medication im worried that because this one hasnt helped that none will 😦
Potatoghost chelsea54783
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e been on citalopram for 4 years and it worked amazingly well. stopped working. tried adding mirtazipine and made me have a proper break down and now on sertraline. you will be surprised how long you can keep trying if it means getting better.
dont give up there is so many options. and just because one doesnt work another will!
how long have you been on the 150mg
Melanie455 kevin95158
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hang in there kevin , it really does take a while. in my case i noticed my very low mood improving about 7 weeks, but then i was up and down for a few weeks and it took longer for my anxiety to improve. i have been told by a doctor who specialises in mental
health that it can take up to 6 months for you to feel the maximum benfits of sertraline . so patience is really needed and be kind to yourself, get ample sleep and exercise and relaxation and avoid alcohol 😃
kevin95158 Melanie455
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thanks MELANIE
kevin95158
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well another week has passed and no improvement . I must be a non responder
AxleWilliams kevin95158
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Kevin,
I am on ten weeks at 75mg. Have been on sertraline for the 4 previous episodes and luckily it worked each time. Every time I worried that it would not work and, so far, at about the 12th to 13th week I had considerable improvement to almost feeling normal. I look for small improvements in other areas, such as feeling better in the evening, better appetite, more ability to think clearly, ect. Usually the depression and anxiety are the last to actually go away. This time I seem to also have stalled and see no new improvements since about week 7. I will continue until week twelve since I don't have to much more to go. At that point I will probably go up to 100mg and see what happens.
I've read your other posts and wish I could reassure you that it will work, but its all a crap-shoot. With all the times I've restarted I may have mucked up my response to this med and it may not work for me this time. But I feel that if the medicine has worked for you in the past and did not stop working for you, and this is only your second time back on it, that it will probably work again. You just need to give it more time. If I've read your other posts correctly, you've only been on 150mg for 3 or 4 weeks. That is too short a time span to see if it will work. Please give it some more time. I would hate for you to have invested all this time on this med and possibly be really close to responding and throwing all that away to start from scratch. I wish you the best....
kevin95158 AxleWilliams
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just had my best day in 7 /8 weeks , hopefully its now starting to work. Hopefully will continue these next days
AxleWilliams kevin95158
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It's a good sign that you are responding to the medication. Please don't be disappointed if you still have some bad days. Unfortunately it is not a straight trajectory up. Still, the fact that you are getting better will help you deal with it better too. Just knowing that it is going to work helps so much. Good luck and let us know how you do. Take care...