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Do I need Sertraline?

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MrsB1245 · 29/08/2021 14:42

I am in therapy and my therapist has suggested I take sertraline. The reason I am in therapy is I am an anxious person, have had a terrible intrusive thought for 8 months now, feel irritable/low. Snappy with dc and feel like I want to be a better person, a happier person. I have good days but then every few weeks I will be very upset and have a bad day. I am able to get dressed/care for the kids/ do housework etc so not sure if I need them. Has anyone felt like this and had the medication and also what if I take sertraline and don’t need it what if it messes me up? Tia

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ichifanny · 29/08/2021 15:41

I started it earlier this year , I felt doom all the time and had really bad OCD and body dysmorphia and was flying off the handle loads and had a hair trigger temper . I’ve not had a single meltdown since starting it , I can look in the mirror and my family say I’m way more relaxed and fun to be around . It’s worked great for me . I felt a bit groggy and sleepy the first week or so but that passed . It doesn’t work for everyone but worth trying it’s been a life changer for me .

cicatrix1 · 29/08/2021 16:18

I started citalopram about a year ago now.. my intrusive have nearly disappeared

Babyroobs · 29/08/2021 17:07

@MrsB1245

I am in therapy and my therapist has suggested I take sertraline. The reason I am in therapy is I am an anxious person, have had a terrible intrusive thought for 8 months now, feel irritable/low. Snappy with dc and feel like I want to be a better person, a happier person. I have good days but then every few weeks I will be very upset and have a bad day. I am able to get dressed/care for the kids/ do housework etc so not sure if I need them. Has anyone felt like this and had the medication and also what if I take sertraline and don’t need it what if it messes me up? Tia
Sertraline has been amazing for my intrusive thoughts. A real life changer. The first couple of weeks on it were horrendous but after that I have felt enormously better.

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MrsB1245 · 30/08/2021 07:41

Thank you for the replies, my worry (probably my anxiety) is what if I have too much serotonin in my body? Very nervous to take them. Glad they have worked for you all, great to hear you are all doing better on them!

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Mumoblue · 30/08/2021 07:47

I took Sertraline for 18 months.
The adjustment period can be difficult (I got terrible headaches for the first two weeks) but persisting with it is really useful.
I also took it for anxiety, mostly to stop my mind racing with worries. And it really did. I can’t remember how long I had been on the pills when I woke up one day and my mind was just… quiet. It was an amazing feeling.
I took Sertraline while I was in therapy, and then me and my therapist managed me coming off it.

CapybaraConnoisseur · 31/08/2021 13:17

Sertraline didn't work for me, i was an absolute zombie, but it works wonders for my DSis. and on about having too much serotonin, as long as you take your recommended dose you should be fine. bring it up with your doc and find the best way for you. I'm now on propranolol but im a bit stuck as it doesnt stop racing thoughts just physical symptoms.

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MrsB1245 · 02/09/2021 16:11

Hi thank you, I think I’m more worried I’m not bad enough (I’ve been much worse couldn’t leave the house was crying all the time months ago) to take them and what if they do something to unbalance me. My doctor was happy to give them and my therapist seems to think I need them so maybe i should give them a go.

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Forstarters · 02/09/2021 17:03

Millions and millions take them in the UK you will be fine. Practically everyone I know does!

Hoorayhenryyah · 02/09/2021 17:10

What side effects did people have when first starting them? Also been prescribed them but I’m scared to take them

Forstarters · 02/09/2021 17:15

I felt tired, groggy and anxious for a couple of days. As long as you know it’s coming you can deal with it. Then I felt normal. Then I felt great

Hoorayhenryyah · 02/09/2021 17:21

The doctor told me a side effect was D&V, that has massively scared me from taking them, did anyone experience this?

Forstarters · 02/09/2021 17:29

Maybe I had an upset stomach can’t remember. I mean if you read the side effects - like most medications- the list is as long as your arm. Usually it’s all very minor though.

ichifanny · 03/09/2021 19:20

No d&v here , my stomach felt a bit odd and acid reflux for the first few days but nothing after that .

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