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Hi I've been on sertraline for 30 days plus , 26days at 50mg then 7 days at 100mg , I think I've got abit better but still suffering from bad intrusive thoughts scared I'm gonna hurt someone who I love , what do I do ? Do I change Med or do I keep taking sertraline or many up dose ? , please help
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alf123 Donmate
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Donmate, I was in ur situation a year ago and was so frightened and had those same thoughts ...... stick with the 100mgs and it will get better but u need to ride out the side effects etc and believe me u will wake up one day and realise it's getting better .....as regards those" thoughts " remember that's exactly what they are " thoughts" nothing else x
Donmate alf123
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Hi Alf omg thank you for your reply ! What was your thoughts ? My are absolutely scaring me that I'll hurt my partner or become a evil person ! I've never been violent ever but I'm scared I'm gonna lose control of myself , it makes me feel so guilty and bad everyday x
alf123 Donmate
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Even though I hate saying it but mine was to do with stabbing someone close to me .......it was the most frightening thing ever but once the sertraline kicked in and I went to councelling it stopped . As I said to u it is just a thought and nothing else as u will never act on it ......so u need to reassure ur brain when u have them "It's just a thought nothing else " and do something to distract ur self from those thoughts x
Donmate alf123
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I understand Alf basically the same position as me I'm scared I'm gonna become a killer or somthing it's tearing me apart , I would never hurt a animal or anything but the thoughts make you believe your a bad person , I'm gonna message you as if really like to talk to you Alf this actually means a lot that I'm not the only one who's gone through this x
Donmate alf123
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Alf mate I totally understand , check your inbox mate I'd love to talk to you it would mean the world to me mate as I'm going through the same thing as you did it's the scariest thing ever x
Onestepatatime7 Donmate
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Hi, I'm 9 weeks on sertraline currently on 100mg started at 50mg. I know it's horrible but you have to ride out the side effects. Side effects will soon fade. Sertraline is working good for me so far. Stick with it
Donmate Onestepatatime7
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Donmate Onestepatatime7
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Onestepatatime7 Donmate
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After a week I notice the thoughts wasn't there anymore.. every day I felt a little better.. then I dipped and felt bad for a few days. Then upped my dose. Felt bad with side effects for a week. Mind is clear, and hardly any anxiety now.
Donmate Onestepatatime7
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I had 4 good days on like day 20 then dipped had to up dose and not really had good days since scaring myself constantly but had a few good evenings recently but not as bad as I was at start of the week so many it's starting to work , I know I suffer with OCD obsessive thoughts tho as when I look back previous years it's been going on for ages first it was health anxiety and now my relationship and future
Onestepatatime7 Donmate
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Same here realised I've had anxiety since childhood. Sounds like the meds are starting to kick in.. I've heard this medication is slow working. So give it a bit more time.
kelly76420 Donmate
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How strange ... I had 30 days of 50mg and now on day 5 of 100mg I've woke this morning with a bad headache, shakes, weak , feel like a panic attack is going to come on any minute . I haven't felt like this for at least a week ....
lara54717 Donmate
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I would hide any knives or scissors because I really thought I might go mad and stab someone. Sometime had thoughts of stabbing myself. Every time I saw a sharpe object I'd panic. Im so squeamish and non violent it was crazy how it changed me. It does go away.
kathryn33357 Donmate
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Donmate kathryn33357
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Hey Kath I have no physical symptoms to be honest used to get sweats when first on them but now Im okay , uhhh last few days I've been quite good mentally finally starting to see abit of light fingers crossed , obvs still get bad thoughts but if I'm busy I won't think about them but I do think I'm a lot better now ! , I started on 50mg now I'm 100 mg