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Sertraline for depression/suicidal thoughts/ocd

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ShannaBanana
ShannaBanana

Hiya.

I was given sertraline for low mood brought on by ocd that is making me suicidal.

I have very very bad health anxiety so to take a pill I've never had before is extreme for me, but the suicidal thoughts were beyond explanation, there are no words I can use to make anyone understand how bad it has been.

First sertraline 50mg was taken today.

Really scared because I know they are very likely to cause side effects early on while my body is adjusting. Most I'm concerned about is the blurred vision.

Would appreciate peoples success stories and how long side effects lasted and what they were.

Thanks.

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  • alf123
    alf123 ShannaBanana

    Posted

    Hi , i am over 16 weeks now and i am just so happy i stuck with it! Yes u will suffer side effects and u will think about giving up on the drug as u will think its not working but take it from someone who was where u are, and where i am now no comparison !!! Stick with it and keep reading this forum as it has given me such suppprt over last few weeks xx
    • pam01968
      pam01968 alf123

      Posted

      How long before you saw major improvement that you felt normal again
    • alf123
      alf123 pam01968

      Posted

      Definately round week 8 .....as people have said here it just kinda hits u that ur feelin better, looking forward to things again and wanting to eat again ! I nearly gave up on the drug so many times but reading other peoples experiences i stuck it out and not 100% but so much better x
    • pam01968
      pam01968 alf123

      Posted

      I am with you on about quitting I call my dr every week because I still have the anxiety attacks and he assures me to wait til around 8 weeks 🙂

    • alf123
      alf123 pam01968

      Posted

      Do stick it out Pam cause ur too far in now to give up ,as its huge to have got to 5 weeks so if u give up now u will always wonder what would it have been like if u stuck it out to 8-9 weeks x
    • holly34337
      holly34337 alf123

      Posted

      That is great news Alf! So happy for you. May I ask what dose you started on and what dose you care on now? In week 7 of 50mg so looking for advise. Seeing some improvement but still have periods of pretty severe anxiety.

      Thank you!

    • pam01968
      pam01968 alf123

      Posted

      Thank you for the positivity I am so ready to not be so anxious anymore.did you just feel better all of a sudden it was it gradually
    • alf123
      alf123 holly34337

      Posted

      Hi Holly ,thanks for ur kind words . I was only on 50 mgs for 1 week and 100 mgs after that then !
    • alf123
      alf123 pam01968

      Posted

      It was a gradual thing when i look back really . U kinda catch ur self doin small things that would have been impossible the week before and being kinda "happy" but in a different way ( maybe more grateful that the fog was lifting and feeling a bit better)

    • AngieNew
      AngieNew alf123

      Posted

      It is so refreshing to see a positive comment. smile Thank You. smile

  • pam01968
    pam01968 ShannaBanana

    Posted

    The side effects gave me horrific anxiety everyone says that it's worth the side effects.I am on week 5 and still having anxiety but I am trying to push through to the 8 week mark that's when everyone says you will be normal again!i am praying that is so good luck

  • ihavenonickname
    ihavenonickname ShannaBanana

    Posted

    Hi

    For me 50 mg is the best dose of Zoloft-sertraline. I have taken sertraline for maybe 10 years or so quite successfully. Recently a health crisis saw me increase to 100 mg which caused me to become anxious after about three months.

    I wish you the best

    kind regards

    judith

  • ShannaBanana
    ShannaBanana

    Posted

    Sorry to be a bit ew but I have diarrheoa today which I am told is a side effect I didn't think side effects would happen so quickly, definitely not eaten a ything out of the ordinary but it really freaked me out. My head also feels fuzzy rolleyes

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