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Week 6 and feelings of anxiety creeping back in after feeling good

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WeeClare
WeeClare

Hi all,

Looking for other people's experiences. I've been on sertraline going into my 7th week now on 50mg. I felt really good in the 4th and 5th weeks but I'm now feeling anxious sensations coming back, sadness and really strong depersonalisation which feeds the anxiety. Have others felt a dip like this? Is it a phase? Nervous to up the dose when I see my GP on Mon as I start supply teaching on Thurs and I need the money :-/

Thanks!

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  • Jamie_B
    Jamie_B WeeClare

    Posted

    Hey, I've been on 50mg for 5 weeks and my 4th week was as you state above, settled again now.  Anxiety, mood and sadness were all way back up there but it did pass.

    • WeeClare
      WeeClare Jamie_B

      Posted

      Hi Jamie,

      Thanks for that. Maybe it feels worse because I felt like I was doing so well by the 5th week sad

    • Jamie_B
      Jamie_B WeeClare

      Posted

      Just stick with it and it'll pass!  I've been doing some mindfullness excercises and they're helping me.

  • susan32309
    susan32309 WeeClare

    Posted

    Hi Clare - I'm 3 months in now and I have very, very occasional days when my anxiety tries to rear it's ugly head but I find some deep breathing and mindfulness is really helpful and sorts it out for me - talk to your gp about it though, I did try and up the dosage from 50 to 100 mg at around 4-5 weeks when I was at a similar place to yourself but soon came back to 50 as I felt too sedated and, as I say, any anxiety now is very rare and easily dealt with.   Hope all goes well for you. 

    • WeeClare
      WeeClare susan32309

      Posted

      Thanks Susan,

      That's really helpful to hear. I should probably keep sticking it out for now. I'm nowhere near as bad as I was it's just like a lot of the side effects I thought I'd dealt with are now resurfacing and they are what's feeding the anxiety arrgh. The most unpleasant one being that feeling that I'm not all there.

    • WeeClare
      WeeClare

      Posted

      Hi again Susan!

      It's such good news that you're feeling better smile Do you feel like your old self now at 3 months? When you get the anxiety does something trigger it or is it out of the blue?

    • susan32309
      susan32309 WeeClare

      Posted

      Hi there - yes I do feel very much like my old self, my husband and those who know me all comment on how lovely it is to see me back to my old self - I feel better than I have in years.   The anxiety can be a little of both I think but I can bring it back under control so well, for instance i woke this morning feeling a little blue yet I bounced back to wellness very quickly . . . I think this is the best anti-depressant med I've taken, and I've taken a few over the years, the big bonus for me is that I feel this well on such a low dose, really, really hope this will work for you too xxx

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