Sertraline for panic

Thanks so much for your comment! Its awful just waiting it out isnt it, im terrified of upping my dose incase it triggers my panic attacks again I just dont know what to do for the best.. do you get aches and pains as well? dont know how to help ease them either:( hope you feel better soon!! xx

Not really no dont suffer with aches and pains. But havent done so much walking as school holidays. Havent alot of motivation either. I do put oestrogel on also for menopause symptoms. Ring your doctors if your unsure or the pharmacy. I rang the crisis team when I first started I was a mess really panicking feel so alone dont we? xx

oh absolutely, i hadn't really suffered too bad with anxiety till a couple months ago and id been stressed for a while and then it just all hit me at once it was the worst experience of my life i genuinely thought i was dying! It definitely helps to know that other people are going through the same things, my family and friends dont really understand and tell me to just try and get on with life (alot easier said than done) .. im currently relying on other peoples success stories to keep me sane! Xx

No my family dont understand but they have been there for me. When I'm out I look at everyone and think why cant I be normal. I think mine is start of peri menopause. Was feeling very down tried hrt and citalopram made me worse. I couldnt stop crying. Then the anxiety just took over. I broke down on the phone to my doctor just so fed up feeling like this. I started 8th July. So tomorrow will be week 7. She rings me every 2weeks. All I do is google reviews WHY!!! xx

Im so sorry you're going through this there is nothing worse! Just so fed up now the days are so long just wondering when it will all be better, but we will get there!! Xx

Aww thank you. Yes let's hope we both get there soon. Nice talking to you. Here if you want to chat. Night night xx

Hi,

I have been on sertraline for 5 month now. 1 month at 50mg and 4 months on 100mg. Let me tell you the first 2 months or so was utter hell. I would have moments where I felt as though I had turned a corner then boom straight back down again. First thing in the morning when waking up I find is the hardest because anxiety can be quite intense and it can take over your day also. Things do get easier though as time goes on. Sertraline has a placebo effect you will come up but youll defo come back down till it settles and you find a dose that suites you. Make sure you give your starting dose plenty time to see if it works for you as everybody is different, I would say 2 -3 month then if no improvements speak with your doctor and see about increasing the dose. I made the mistake of moving up to quick from 50mg to 100mg and that was not pleasant at all. I had every side effect possible x10 but in the end im kind of glad I did it, has not been easy though. I promise you things do get better though, i remember being at your stage constantly on here reading forums to grab any hope i could thinking that I was to far gone but reality is its just all in my head. Sertraline isnt a miracle cure its just a boost to get you functionable to do the work necessary. Anxiety is with all of us its just how people deal with it. What i have found helps me is meditating, exercise, healthy lifestyle, and routine. The real key to winning is in us not any medicine, we think its the medicine its not its actually us. I'm not cured but compared to how i was in april may june I will take all day!! and theres still time for improvment. Anything I can help with please ask, we are all going through this together.

Wow! Thank you so much for your advice, that is exactly how I am feeling at the moment just very up and down, I think Im so happy when im having the days that are a relief from the panic that when i go back down i make myself feel alot worse about it! I have been doing yoga and reading a lot and i am currently waiting to start my CBT which im hoping will help too! Thank you for the reassurance Im so glad you're feeling better and hope to feel the same soon! X

Thank you so much! You too, goodnight Xxx

Your welcome! Yeah its horrible isnt it, you think you have turned the corner to feeling better then you feel like crap again. I know that feeling VERY well. If you dont mind me asking, when do you take your sertraline, in the morning or at night? x

Yeah Im just so fed up with it all, just desperate to feel normal again! In regards to my chest pains and tightenings, do you think they will just pass once the medication starts to work properly and my anxiety has calmed down.. thats probably the thing that bothers me the most! And I take them on a morning when i wake normally about 8am X

Hello.. I had a few hours relief last night and then woke up feeling crappy again this morning! I feel your pain, just trying to read a book to keep my mind occupied, mine hasnt been lasting all day the past couple of weeks but the last few days have been really bad again Xxxx

Yes I normally feel better in the evenings. But as you know as soon as you wake up off we go again 🙄 I really think mine is period time just wish it would hurry up. I am getting fed up started week 7 today. Couple of more weeks and see if I've improved. I can see why people give up 😫 but it does take time xx

I know exactly how you feel hun, hang on in there surely its got to get better soon!! Im so tempted to ask for my dose up but im petrified 😦 just an awful waiting game, i hope you feel better soon! Im exhausted just so restless and cant sleep Xxx