Sertraline day 23
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Hi my husband has taken day 23 last night 50mg dose. Was suffering horrendous seffects 1 st few weeks then from Friday and Saturday this weekend seemed to be working could see tiny little lights at end of tunnel coming back but then this morning he is back to square one again ? Awful low mood terrible thought talk of self harm . Not sure what's going on , is this normal ? He originally prescribed them for anxiety didn't gave deoression just lack of interest but since starting the tablets has got really depressed . What's going on ?
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julie89512 LBC
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Hi.
Sorry your husband has gone backwards over the weekend.
I was like that on week 3 of taking them. But I'm on week 4 and I do feel
like myself again. I do get days when I feel a bit anxious if iv got
Something planned, but I was getting that I didn't want to go out, but
I'm arranging to meet up with friends again. It does take 6-8 weeks to
have the full effect sometimes longer and will have up and down days . Still only just over 3 weeks for your husband, and 50mg is a small dose.I'm on 25mg and it seems to be taking the edge off my anxiety.
Hope his symptoms/side effects settle down and he has more better
days than bad.
GodsServant LBC
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This is completely normal. This med seems to help with anxiety first and takes much longer to help with depression. And so, it seems that this med is working for your husband – and when you start to recover, it comes in waves. You have good days and bad days, because the med hasn’t completely settled in your body yet. Rest assured that your husband is not back to square one although it may seem that way. For me, once I am relieved from the OCD and anxiety and panic attacks, then it’s then the numbness, derealization and then depression sets in for 1-2 weeks and then finally I start to feel like I'm back to land of the living. I know it’s hard for you, but just hang in there and know that it’s possibly even harder for your husband. He does not want to be like this, and more than ever now, he needs your strength and optimisn. So hang in there.
LBC GodsServant
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Thank you so much for your reply I'm trying so hard to be postive
Dav39 LBC
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Sounds very similar to my experience. I'm on Day 28 and weeks 1 and 2 were absolute hell, things were significantly worse. I'm up and down too, some good days and some bad. The self-harm/suicide intrusive thoughts seem to be quite a common theme with Sertraline (have experienced it myself). I'd be interested to know how your husband reacts to having these thoughts? The fact that he's open about it is a positive sign.
LBC Dav39
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He is very open about it and tells me straight away his thoughts but it's almost like a frustration from the pain and then he always says hed never follow it thru . He has been very open from start as it came as such a shock and has got to 45 and never had anything like this before !
Dav39 LBC
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Exactly how I felt, they're intrusive thoughts. It's quite common and the medication can cause that. I don't claim to be a professional or anything but my therapist reminds me constantly that they're just thoughts, they aren't real. The fact that he's frustrated by it and so open about it tells the story.
LBC Dav39
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Dav39 LBC
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Difficult for me to say but the fact that he's had some better days means that one way or another the doc will probably keep him on the Sertraline. Explain it exactly as you have on here and the doc will be in a good position to make an informed decision.