Terrible side effects after 2 days, should I continue?

not a bad price that for 1.5 hrs long sessions is it?? i've looked up on the net after your first message and they do that kind of therapy for depression and negative thinking etc, going to see how i get on with my sertraline tablets first and if i need to and still have negative thoughts, i will have a go at the hypnotherapy.

so annoying that one day i can be fine, have no worries at all and no negative thoughts whatsoever, then the next is a totally different story and i have nothing but all day!! strange on the brain works though isn't it !! :-)

yes we will always have good and bad days .

think of it like the stress is like a black dog ?

when your stress is bad its the dog is in front of you,when you can cope its at the side of you ,when you really feel good its at the back of you. but its always there .

but when its in front of you ,you can say get out of the way and kick its ass and say move .

its only our thoughts which keep the stress fed. i hope that makes sense?

its like holding a pen in your hand. its not a part of your body ? you can let go of it and throw it away when

ever you wish to . a bit like stress and anxiety its not a part of us . so we can let go . we just forgot how to

morning gawen4321,

i couldn't have put that better myself. it's so frustrating and then i get angry with myself for letting it get the better of me in the first place!! i just want a normal life, all in all, i'm a good and happy person but when i feel down, man it's the worst feeling in the world and i have no control over it, i think that's where the anxiety comes from, knowing that i'm not in control of my own thoughts or emotions or how long it will last, very scary feeling, thankfully these days are getting better as time goes by and the sertraline seems to be doing it's job :-)

I am on day 12 of taking sertraline 50 mg . Have felt up until today that tablets were beginning to work but have had a rotten day today, Lots of negative thoughts and feel really down and that I am never going to beat this depression.

However, I am going to persevere with tablets until I see my doctor, next Tuesday. As hope today is a one off. I find that reading other peoples experiences really helps me and it is so good to know that there are people who know exactly how I feel. Depression is such a lonely place.

Best wishes to all of you and keep on communicating how you feel!

morning lynne27686,

i was feeling exactly the same, i was on 50mg for 4 weeks, wasn't able to trust the meds, didn't feel like they were working for me and still kept having the depressive states and negative thoughts,paranoia that my boyfriend was going to leave me, my depression has caused havoc between me and my boyfriend, i wouldn't have blamed him for leaving me, but he's stuck with me and supported me throughout, god knows why, when i think back some days i was horrible, not myself at all, like i was a different person, i felt evil.

but times have changed, sertraline has changed my life, i know i will still have bad days, but even if it's just once a week i can cope with that, compared to what it was, every other day, okay for 2 and then off again for sometimes upto a week, okay again for one day and then off again for 3 or 4 days, i just couldn't cope with it at all. i'm 9 weeks in now, after 4 weeks i was increased to 100mg and believe me when i say this lynne, better days are ahead for you, i wouldn't give anyone false hope but you have to believe me when i say that sertraline has changed my life.......i'm feeling so much better, i could even say i'm feeling back to my old self and trust that. i haven't been able to say that about myself for so long i thought i'd lost myself completely sometimes, but give it 4-6 weeks and you will start to feel so much better like me. it's been over two weeks now that i've been happy and cheerful with not a single negative thought or paranoia, even my boyfriend seems happier and said he's noticed a difference. he's no longer walking around on egg shells wondering if i'm in a good mood or a bad mood and not able to say this or that to me without me blowing it out of proportion and going in a strop over nothing or stressing at the slightest thing......so stick with it and you will get there, it will take time but it's well worth the wait. keep us all updated and take care :-)

Thanks for your reply. It does help to hear other people understand how you feel. Can't wait to feel normal again! Take care of youself.

no problem lynne, and you will feel better and normal again, just trust that the meds will do their job, which they will :-) you take care too and keep us updated because it helps to share whats going on in your head with everyone on here and it's amazing how many people are suffering from depression and anxiety :-)

Hi, I'm two days into taking Sertraline and it has been so good to read some of the entries on here, I'm suffering with terrible headaches, and can't sleep, I just thought it was my depression, but it's really helped knowing it's probably the meds. I've never been a big believer in anti-depressants, tried them before but been scared of getting addicted and never really given them a chance. I've had counselling, that didn't work either. I'm diagnosed with ME. but never received any real help with that. I've been depressed for so long, I never thought anything would work, but finding this forum has been great. Of course I know there are so many people out there with depression but I live with someone who doesn't believe in it and thinks you can 'pull yourself together' ... and believe me I've tried. I'm really really going to give this a try and hope it works, 'cos most of the time I just wish I could die, and wonder what's the point of living even though I know I have so much, it doesn't really help... this forum has given me some hope .. thanks everyone.

Hi hope u dont me posting iv had depression for 18months 5 weeks ago I experience anxiety it was horrendous I started taking 50mg sertraline on monday iv had realy bad side effects all week realy bad headaches back back tingling in ear no sleep no food and always thinking the worse but hope its gets better

morning andrew381,

don't worry the side effects will subside after a few weeks, unfortunately you have to go through this part of the meds getting into your system, but trust it, i'm 9 weeks in and feel so much better, my quality of life has improved dramatically. my relationship with my boyfriend is back on track after probably 4-6 months of hell, me being up and down all the time, not knowing from one day to the next if i was feeling happy or sad, crying uncontrollably, and just totally uneasy about everything. thanks to sertraline, i don't have the negative thoughts running through my mind every minute of the day and i'm no longer paranoid and worrying every two minutes either, life is good and that is thanks to my sertraline, it's changed my life so stick with it, it will be tough, but the grass IS greener on the other side!! :-)