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sarah30799
sarah30799

Hi all,

I've been taking sertraline 25mg for about 4-5 months now for GAD, and up until now it has really helped me, but this past week my anxiety has returned. It's reached an intollerable level again and I really need some advice/help.

I've been having alot of trouble sleeping, waking up with a shock, shaking, sweating, not able to eat much more than a slice of toast a day. My levels of anxiety have become so bad again that I've been taking diazepam just to be able to eat and sleep for a few hours (still have some left from when I first started treatment).

I don't understand why this is suddenly happening again, after I was doing so well. Any help greatly appreciated sad

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  • lattifa7777
    lattifa7777 sarah30799

    Posted

    hi sarah, ive been on 50mg of sertraline for about 10 minths now.

    it sounds to me you may be having a blip?.i had a couple and they last about a week usualy.

    gibe it another 5 days ide say , and in that time, really try and de stress yiur self, do what ever it is yiu need to do that makes you relax and feel happy. maybe a long walk , this used to help me a lot, i walked for hours. anything that yiu think might help sweet heart. i know exactly how you feel its so awful.

    if after 5 days ur still as bad you may need a dose increase i think as 25mg is really really low..usually 50mg is the lowest working dose. im not a medic by the way, just somine with experiance.

    but do hand in there my love you will get their and get well again soon.

    big hug to you and let me know how you get on.

    xx

    • sarah30799
      sarah30799 lattifa7777

      Posted

      Thankyou so much for your reply. I thought it may just be a blip at first, first started to feel anxious again about 2 weeks ago and its only got worse since despite trying to do my CBT excersizes and relax. Really feeling restless and unable to relax at all, with very bad nausea to the point where i have actually vomited from anxiety in the last few days.

      Going to see the doctor as this clearly isnt right.

      Thank you so much for the kind and supportive words, really needed it right now xxx

    • sharon28206
      sharon28206 lattifa7777

      Posted

      Hi lattifa, I noticed that you been taking 50mg for ten on the same as me and wondered if u mind me asking as I been on same dose same amount of time do u still her anxiety and do u feel the drug makes u drowsy and not quite there I may not be depressed but I'm not happy either don't really feel much at all I don't want to 8ncrease I feel if I did these symptoms I get worse

      Could get worse I'd be grateful for any feedback thanks xx

    • lattifa7777
      lattifa7777 sharon28206

      Posted

      hi sharon, i dont really anymore, i get very slight anxiety when under stress.

      i had extremly bad anxiety at the begining, i lost over a stone in waight and never slept, i felt stuck in my own mind with depression too.

      now i do get very tired and i eat too much i put back the stone i lost and gained an extra atone 😕. i do still make sure i take care of my self like get enough sleep and make sure i dont.put too much pressure on my self.

      ide.like to come off sertraline , but i way too scared.

      i hope.that helped? keep in touch. x

    • sharon28206
      sharon28206 lattifa7777

      Posted

      Hi thanks this did help I've put on a stone as well but my energy levels aren't great so just do walking at most but thinking of coming of them anyway and to just get something for anxiety instead

  • weenett
    weenett sarah30799

    Posted

    Id say u need to increase ur dose if it doesnt subside soon
  • sarah30799
    sarah30799

    Posted

    So just been to the doctors and theyve increased my dosage to 50mg a day, plus diazepam for really bad patches in the meantimw.

    Hoping the next couple of weeks will be good to me mentally while it settles in, I remember first starting sertraline and feeling awful for about a month rolleyes

    Thanks for the help everyone, trying to stay positive and deal with this is hard as you l know! x

    • lattifa7777
      lattifa7777 sarah30799

      Posted

      sarah you know the side affects can be bad , just be string and count down the days. try not to use the diazipam but if yiu really need it then of course dont suffer. xx
  • sharon28206
    sharon28206 sarah30799

    Posted

    Hi I'm not sure what's happened there but I was wondering to you split the tablet to get down to 25my cause I am currently on 50mg and would like to lower my dose sorry I couldn't answer your question in regards to these drugs I just they affect everyone so differently hope you feel better soon x

  • sharon28206
    sharon28206 sarah30799

    Posted

    Hi I'm not to sure do you cut the tablet in half do you mind me asking

    • sarah30799
      sarah30799 sharon28206

      Posted

      I was cutting the tablet in half yes. Today was my first full tablet dose (50mg) and ive already vomitted this morning so not sure any of the sertraline has absorbed. Feeling really awful today actually, really nauseous and unwell sad

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