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Worried about starting sertraline

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rachael6891
rachael6891

I was prescribed 50mg sertraline today but am a bit worried about starting it after reading all the comments about it on here! Someone please reassure me

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  • jodie-91
    jodie-91 rachael6891

    Posted

    Hi Rachael, what have you been prescribed sertraline for? I take it for severe anxiety and mild depression - I seemed to experience all of its side effects for the first 16/17 days but I am into week 3 now and feeling better than I have in the last 2 and a half years! I hope it works well for you.
  • wendy64499
    wendy64499 rachael6891

    Posted

    Hi I was feeling the same before I started on it it 3 weeks ago. I have been lucky and had few side effects and they have been totally manageable. A little sickness and tummy upset in the first 24 hrs. I have had a lack of sexual interest and reaching orgasm is a lot harder but I am glad to report today not impossible lol.

    I am also seeing some of my symptoms lesson. The fuzzy and overwhelming feeling that consumed me is much less. I seem to be having more rationale thoughts and I have been out with friends. These are small steps but I am bearing with it as I am aleady feeling better after only 3 weeks.

    hope this gives you some hope. Xxx

    • rachael6891
      rachael6891 wendy64499

      Posted

      That's great, i shall stick with it then. Only started it this morning, wee bit of tummy upset but nothing major. Hope to begin feeling better within the next few weeks. Thank you xx
  • natalie2608
    natalie2608 rachael6891

    Posted

    Hi Rachael I have been on it for 6 months - life saver x look at my posts. Lots of people on here helped me and kept

    Me going thru the side effects x

    • rachael6891
      rachael6891 natalie2608

      Posted

      Great thanks i will check your posts out. I'm sure the benefits outweigh any side effects in the end anyway xx
  • rachael6891
    rachael6891

    Posted

    I was given it for anxiety and what i would describe as mild depression also. It started with the anxiety and more recently depression has snuck in. I can't even speak to people without getting panicky, even thinking about speaking or just being around people gets me started. Not good when i work in a supermarket, i dread going to work because of it. I don't have that problem at home when it's just me and my wee girl- but then it's more the depression that gets to me, i really hope the sertraline will help me and glad to know there's people here to talk to if i need help, thanks guys x
    • jodie-91
      jodie-91 rachael6891

      Posted

      I became very similar, I am currently a student nurse but the anxiety got so bad that I would be awake all night worrying that I would have a panic attack or feel unwell with it on my journey to university or the hospital. This week i have made two long train journeys and not thought twice about it. I saw my doctor this morning for my review and she said that they won't even be in my system properly yet so if I'm feeling this much better already, I'm excited for what's to come! Hopefully in a few months time, will be back to our old selves!
    • rachael6891
      rachael6891 jodie-91

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      Yes hopefully back to our old selves in no time. I cannot wait to be me again, i used to be so outgoing and happy now i avoid human contact where possible and when it's not possible and i have to interact, most of the time i feel like i'm going to explode! I go all hot sweaty and red, breathing goes funny and i just want to run away. I also keep getting this thing where i feel like my brain is racing round at a million miles an hour and i can't think even the simplest of thoughts, i need to sit or lie there until it stops and i can think properly again, so weird. Glad you are feeling better, long may it continue x
  • natalie2608
    natalie2608 rachael6891

    Posted

    Bear with the side effects, not great but not hideous. I take mine in the morning after making sure I have eaten something as this will help

    With any mild sick feeling x

  • natalie2608
    natalie2608 rachael6891

    Posted

    Who is this Alex person that keeps putting on these posts???

     

    • rachael6891
      rachael6891 natalie2608

      Posted

      i think he was trying to post a link to an article but it wasn't allowed, i found the article though before the last comment was deleted x
  • natalie2608
    natalie2608 rachael6891

    Posted

    when you feel rubbish, sex is the last thing on your mind anyway and all you want to do is feel better, well that was me anyway.

    And things are fine in that dept for me x

     

    • alex1979
      alex1979 natalie2608

      Posted

      And you are the one who deleted my posts, aren't you?

      You should be ashamed of yourself

    • jodie-91
      jodie-91 alex1979

      Posted

      Alex these forums are for support, not arguments or telling people they should be ashamed of themselves. It says above that your posts were deleted by a moderator, not another poster.
    • alex1979
      alex1979 jodie-91

      Posted

      Yes, for support and to warn people about possible side effects, i.e. sometimes permanent effects. Please, guys, look up pssd.....

      Alex

    • Emis_Moderator
      Emis_Moderator alex1979

      Posted

      Alex,

      I deleted your posts as they contained unsuitable links and you pasted whole articles from other sites. I have also deleted other posts in other discussions as you were posting the same comments in the same threads over and over again. You do not need to repeatedly post the same comments several times in the same discussion and this is actually in breach of the T&Cs. If you have any issues you can send me a private message. There is an FAQ section linked at the bottom of every page in the forums that has more information about these points.

      Regards,

      Alan

    • alex1979
      alex1979 Emis_Moderator

      Posted

      Thanks for the reply,

      But Alan, don't you think that prospective users of ssris should be made aware of something so important and profound as pssd?

      Undoubtedly, antidepressants are beneficial for some people. They save some peoples' lives. But they also ruin others', too.

      Regards,

      Alex

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