Still so up and down!!

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Hi everyone, Ive been on 50mg sertraline for what will be 8 weeks tomorrow... i felt great week 6, was able to go out places, wasnt really feeling anxious at all, then week 7 has been AWFUL! Not as bad as when i first started but Im so anxious again, is this normal?? will it ever stop? seriously needing some reassurance and success stories cause it feels just never ending at this point, im exhaused! Thank you x

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    Hi, Im new, Im on six weeks 50mgs. And Im a roller coaster. This days desmotivated and loss energy. Now Im worried about this medicine. How long does it work?

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      hi

      im on week 7 and feeling the same as u and not sure what to do im worried im never going to get better

    • Posted

      Have you been seeing any improvements at all since you started? If you have been having good days/weeks keep going it needs to level x

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    I am sleeping late and now waking up at 5am and just tired all day without being able to sleep during the day. And my headache is back.. are you taking anything else along with sertraline ??

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      im not taken anything else with sertaline are you?

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      I take 10mg of propranalol a few times a day when I start to feel too panicky, it just stops my heart rate going through the roof doesnt do much for the actual anxiety though x

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    they gave me propronolol 10mg to take at night before sleep and hydroxyzine because my anxiety is the worst when i try to fall asleep. im sleeping probably 4 hrs . my psychiatrist now wants to switch me from sertraline to mirtazapine. or just add it onto the sertraline. im too scared to try anything at this point..

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      I know what you mean, anxiety is the worst thing to live with! If you feel you can manage, try stick it out another few weeks and see if you feel better.. but honestly theres no harm in trying something else if you already feel like crap anyway! X

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    im just scared to feel even worse. im becoming more depressed because of this. I dont even feel like getting ready and time goes by soo slow.. i just want the days to end to see if the next will be better and its not

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    its seem me. im on finish six week 50mgs. two days ago was afraid and worried, with anxiety, sadness, desmotivated. we are in touch group

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    im 7 weeks. up and down now. six week was very good and now tired and desmotivated.

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    im having the same thing at 3 weeks i was feeling good doing well feeling good and then all of a sudden it was back feeling anxious its been 5 days like that now i did have a ok few hours yesterday evening im just telling myself its a dip and it will pick up again

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      Hi Luke I'm the same I'm 5 and half weeks now! 3 weeks I thought I feel really good 90% back to myself.. but now if feel back at square one again!.. feel like never going to get back to normal 😕

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    week8 setraline , feeling alot better, rang gp and we increased dosage from 100mg to 150mg, and it seem to have some benefits, its reasonable to review your meds ,

    im so pleased at he boost im returning to work on Monday with zero in trepidation .

    so ring dr explain your symptoms as 50 mg is a very low dosage. ive increased 150.

    Good luck

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      how are you feeling David? I'm on 150mg as well

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