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don45258
don45258

Hi morning everyone I im wondering if anyone could tell when you can tell that the Sirtraline is starting to work do you start having a good day then not so god then good and so on its just someone telled ME their psychotherapist said you can tell when they are kicking in U start to have the odd good day

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  • Colls10
    Colls10 don45258

    Posted

    Hi Don

    I have been taking 200mg for just over two weeks now.i have been on many anti d's and these seem to follow the same course of improvement. I doubted these were working and changed from nighttime taking to afternoon taking. Today I woke up feeling fairly flat , but as morning has gone on, I am feeling more energetic and level headed,and kinda good. Will know as time goes on if this is here to stay or just a good day . You are always going to get bad days be it on tablets or not, but hopefully these will make the bad days not so end of the world. Good luck and keep us all posted and I will do the same

  • Mashuga
    Mashuga don45258

    Posted

    Hi Don I've been on them for nearly eleven weeks and have the odd day where I don't feel quite as bad. They've helped me sleep better and I'm not waking up as early as often. You just need to stick with it I think and be patient (I know this is hard) and over time they will hopefully kick in and make you improve almost without you realising. Take care and keep posting!
    • don45258
      don45258 Mashuga

      Posted

      11 weeks and you don't feel any better what's your gp said they sould have kicked in by now
    • Mashuga
      Mashuga don45258

      Posted

      He's increased me from 100mg to 150mg just two days ago. I was starting to feel a little better a couple of weeks ago but have taken a real dip ...feeling extremely low and suicidal so had to something...
    • don45258
      don45258 Mashuga

      Posted

      Sorry to here your feelin so down hope the increased dose helps you out Good luck
    • Mashuga
      Mashuga don45258

      Posted

      Thank you Don! Feeling slightly better this afternoon. Hang in there!
    • Mashuga
      Mashuga don45258

      Posted

      Yes ...I've had anxiety issues for at least 15 years and have probably been depressed before but never got help before now. I'm 33 now and this is the worst I've ever been. I think facing things have possibly made everything worse. Never seen meds as a good idea but they have helped with the anxiety.
    • don45258
      don45258 Mashuga

      Posted

      I'm 40 had my first bout of anxitey and deppresion at 23 got over that then I was fine until about 18 months ago it all came back in force ive tried all the mess with no look so tried with out any because my gp said he didn't know what to do next s..t gp so I had Cbt from the nhs no luck then I had Hypnotherpy no joy then I went private cbt a lot better than nhs but still needed something more so gp said try sirtaline again and I still having private cbt like I said this is 2 and half weeks in to sertaline and the first 2 weeks were terrible then I had a good day then a bad then good then bad ect I'm just going to try and stick it out until week 8 that's when the sould be at the full strength in my system
    • Mashuga
      Mashuga don45258

      Posted

      That's a good idea Don and it sounds like you're making progress so stick with it. I've started cbt with the NHS but my therapist thinks I'll need counselling but is going to keep seeing me until the referral comes through. I've come close to having to go to hospital once or twice recently as thought I was going to kill myself but I'm hanging in there and trying to embrace the good moments and hope I get more of them.
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