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Hello and Happy New Year to everyone!
I am on week 9 50mg and still feeling sick, zero motivation, fatique and feeling depressed.
Is there anyone who felt similar and got much better later on?
Thank you
Kind Regards
B.
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anne87230 BulldozerMcr
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i felt better on 50 after about 8 weeks . im now up on 75 - day 9 -feeling awful but im just keeping on going - i believe it will work
BulldozerMcr anne87230
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I am so scared from dose increase. How bad is it please? Can you function, go out / work / shopping etc?
lynn67615 BulldozerMcr
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bulldozer, do you ever get stuck in your head when you are real anxious
BulldozerMcr lynn67615
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Sorry Lynn not sure what do you mean "get stuck in my head"?
anne87230 BulldozerMcr
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yes i can - but takes a real effort but im glad ive done it
BulldozerMcr anne87230
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Are you feeling better today?
emily40717 BulldozerMcr
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I hope someone can offer some positive help! I'm only week 6 and just posted that my tummy upsets have started again! This Sertraline is tough going!
Happy New Year! Keep warm and put something good on the tv, not much help I know but sometimes it takes your mind of things for a short time x
BulldozerMcr emily40717
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Hi,
Have you had some good days as well so far pls?
emily40717 BulldozerMcr
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I've had a few times where I've felt less anxious but I've not yet had a full day where I've not felt low. I still have a panic moment each day. I'm hoping the few times I've felt a bit better will increase. I've gone out a few times over the Christmas holiday, just a few hours to the shops. I had stopped going out unless I absolutely had to. So that's been positive but it's very slow progress.
BulldozerMcr emily40717
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Thats what I hope too, good times should increase. Unfortunately I am not quite there yet. Its my 10th week. How are you? Hope you are much better
katie14301 BulldozerMcr
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This week will be 10 weeks for me at 50mg. I hear it can take up to a full three months to feel half the benefits. It's a slow acting drug. Ask yourself, have any of your anxiety/depression symptoms eased up at all? I know mine have. Not all though, but that's how you know if it's working! This week I had indigestion again and pulpitations but last week was really good. It gets better.
BulldozerMcr katie14301
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The anxiety is much better no question about it, but apart from that I still feel awful. Absolutely no energy for doing anything, no motivation just laying around all day and dont get me wrong Ive never was a lazy person, always was going everywhere, loved to be with people, have lots of friends, never ever was in bed not with broken leg not with high temperature, just couldnt stay in bed never ever. Now I am quite the opposite of my old self, not interested in anything, wont going anywhere, dont call my friends, not bothered to answer their phone call (feeling guilty about this but I dont want them to see me in this state) Ive never was depressed before zoloft so it must be a side effect, but 9th week I think I should feel better than this. Long story short, question is, If it helped with my anxiety it means the med works and no matter how bad I suffering from other side effects?
charles61038 BulldozerMcr
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My doctor started me off with 25 mg of Sertraline. I had been having heart palpitations with depression and anxiety for a long time. Cardiologist says my palpitations are harmless PVC's and nothing to worry about. So my primary care doctor said it is from general anxiety disorder and prescribed the Sertraline. The low dose was probably a good idea to start with. After about 2 weeks, the palpitations pretty much stopped. I had a follow up with my doctor and he upped the dose to 50 mg. After a few days, the palpitations started again and I was feeling antsy, depressed and anxious... so I cut back to the 25 mg. I been taking the 25 mg for the past couple of weeks. And I've been feeling better, but not great. I have periods that I feel pretty good, but then back down again. I am going to up the dose to the 50 mg in the next couple of days. I want to wait until after the New Year gets going. I still have family in town and I don't want to start the 50 mg until family has left... I'm not even sure what to expect and when. I guess I need to try to stay on the 50 mg for more than a few days... with the 50 mg , when does it get better?
BulldozerMcr
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Most of the ppl feel much better by the 9th week, thats why I am upset, I dint have much good days so far 😦
But it could take 12+ weeks until you fully level, so its a quite long process, first 3 weeks the worst. I wish you luck with the dose increase!
Guest BulldozerMcr
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Sorry you are still feeling bad. I'm just over 7 weeks did try lowering the dose to 37 couple weeks ago for a few days as they were making me feel so bad. Increased back again to 50 mg and felt ten times worse so think maybe too high a dose for me. Think every one is different but if they aren't working by 12 weeks maybe go back to your doctor see what he thinks? Was previously on citalopram but had to stop because of hair loss, but don't think I felt as bad on that. All bit trial and error finding right dose/med it seems!
BulldozerMcr Guest
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My doc says It will be ok, there is some improvement, so she thinks its gonna be working. But if she is right I should be better by now I think..
Guest BulldozerMcr
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What were you taking it for in the first place? have read meant help anxiety but not very effective for depression. Think a lot people don't seem to improve until 12 weeks I'm nearly 8 and not noticing any improvement. 50mg id def too high for me with maybe because probably got some withdrawal from the citalopram as well. Keep posting and hope things improve
Guest BulldozerMcr
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How you doing I can't hack the sertraline anymore going back on citalopram. It's making me feel worse and worse. Hope things improving for you.
BulldozerMcr Guest
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Sorry to hear that. I feel a bit better and this is week 10 for me. How long have you been on the same dose? I felt the same last week I was sure I am going backwards but today I walked nearly 6 km, went to shopping, cooked smthing, these all thing something I couldnt do last week. I was in bed nearly for a full week. Think about it twice if you wanna make any changes, I have seen sy who had been suffering for 14 month because he didnt wait long enough on any dose and made too much changes. How are you feeling exactly? What can you do and what cant you? How do you spend your days?
Guest BulldozerMcr
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same dose 9 weeks just made me feel worse and worse. Got OCDtype symptoms made them lot worse can't really do anything get panicky every time go out. Think have go with your gut feeling. Glad you are improving but they aren't for me
BulldozerMcr Guest
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I hear you and sorry you are going through this 😦 hope you get better soon!