Sertraline & ChronicFatigue
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I've had CF for ten years and with every relapse comes a feeling of fear and anxiety which leads to depression.
For years I took 15mg. Mirtazapine an anti-depressant but weaned myself off it, foolishly I now realise as I wasn't able to cope with a big emotional upset, had a round of 'boom & bust' crashes and had to start taking them again. However, they weren't working as well as before and my GP has changed my medication to 25mg Sertraline. This is a different type of anti-depressant and I am in transition having been on them a week.
I've read & been told that when starting these SSRI drugs you can feel worse before you get better.
Can anyone tell me, how bad is worse?
I'm feeling pretty bad at the moment, lots of side effects and mood swings not helped by the CF. The local pharmacist tells me I should feel better in another week after when the tablets really start to kick in.
Anybody had similar? Or any words of encouragement please.
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Guest Sal60
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Now i put my dose down to 50mg...and i feel ok i suppose, but to be honest i dont think myself, the makers of the drug or those taking know their own minds ...the pharma companies admit openly that they dont fully know how ssri drugs work - well how reassuring.
The who ssri for anxiety seems like one big joke and scam - diazepam and etizolam work for me...so i dont care if they are addictive ...so is chocolate...but they make you chill and feel good.
Ive tried 4 different ssri and im convinced the whole industry is a big confusing mess making billions of money from innocent sick vunerable people who are confused as to whether they are working or not.
Spending my mornings having the squirts, with dilated pupils and feeling odd in my opinion is not helping anyone...they say stick with it, but why ? ..so our bodies adapt to the poison and it effects us less....giving us the impression thst its working because we dont feel nausea and sickness all day long !?
don45258 Guest
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what I recommend to people who want to stop:
you must do it slowly
chose a time in your life that is pretty calm, not many problems
try to eat as healthy as you can, little red meat
drink tons of water
do slow, very deep breathing a minute or two at a time during the anxiety. It really helps.
shay22603 Sal60
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I completely understand about being careful when trying to reduce anti-depressants with CF.
I do need some chemical support at present, my brain chemistry is not functioning well, most CF sufferers have this problem when they have a relapse...the brain fog we all know.
I'll keep going for another week and hope this is the right one for me.