That sertraline makes me realise how mental I've been for the last decade (at least)

[glassecase]

Honestly never felt better, well maybe pre-18 years old.

Amazing stuff and I don't feel like I'm 'on' something.

This is a very personal question, so don't feel you have to answer, but has sertraline had any effect on your ability to orgasm?

I was on citalopram years ago and that was one of my main side effects, and I really don't want to suffer that again.

For sleep you can always get melatonin gummies from Biovea

melatonin

I remember when I’d been on it a couple of weeks I had this really weird sensation of..... not being anxious. I hadn’t realised until then that I was living with constant low level anxiety, just all the time, and it was possible to be without it.

I’m off it now and doing fine - but if I stared to feel bad again, I wouldn’t hesitate to ask for it again.

It's saved my life. I was contemplating suicide before I got it.

I can't believe how much happier I am on it.

I sleep miles better. I haven't had a single anxiety attack since starting it.

I am so calm and feel relaxed a lot of the time.

I also am less annoyed with DH.

I have managed to really prioritise things, discount stupid shit, be more organised, more focussed.

Also I can orgasm no problem

I started two years ago and it was a game changer. Wondering if I need to up my dosage as I'm sleeping badly again, feeling nauseous when 'stressed' and the tutting/sucking noise DH makes before he starts a sentence is giving me the rage.

How do you have that convo with your gp? My original symptoms got so bad they thought I had labyrithitis, so I didn't have to argue my case much!

My GP has just prescribed this for me, I've not started taking it yet so im really pleased to read these positive comments.

I hope it sorts you out summer, but if it doesn't work for you don't assume that nothing will, go back and ask for another med. Everyone reacts differently - it absolutely didn't work for dd but she then switched to citalopram which is better for her

@sausagepastapot

Also I can orgasm no problem

Same.

I'm on 50mg daily

It saved my life after having my youngest.

Now keeps my ocd and anxiety at manageable levels. The initial side effects are shite but worth the longer positive effects.

I tried paroxitine first and I was a zombie that felt nothing. I was also suicidal.

@TechGinny Yes, and sadly for me that problem has never gone away. I've reduced my dose (have been on it over 12 months) and it's somewhat helpful.
Google it, there is lots of evidence that SSRIs do block orgasm. There are alternatives.
(anyone else please don't let this put you off, it doesn't happen to everyone and it's not complete blockage, just harder!)

@Frlrlrubert

I started two years ago and it was a game changer. Wondering if I need to up my dosage as I'm sleeping badly again, feeling nauseous when 'stressed' and the tutting/sucking noise DH makes before he starts a sentence is giving me the rage.

How do you have that convo with your gp? My original symptoms got so bad they thought I had labyrithitis, so I didn't have to argue my case much!

Just exactly what you've said here

I am starting mine tomorrow morning. Hoping it will help me as I cant carry on like this.

YADNBU OP.

It's amazing.

I was on Fluoxetine before and was never sure what it was doing (apart from horrific side effects when I started, and general increase in anxiety).

Sertraline since Spring. No side effects, minimal anxiety. I can still cry which I find helpful (much harder on fluoxetine) too.

Oh and I can orgasm

Worked amazing for my son to. Glad it works for you.

Its like putting the lights back on when you hadn't realised it had got so dark in the room. A sense of "oh wow, that's better!"

This is a timely thread for me. DS(25) started sertraline about ten days ago, after feeling very down for a long time. The first few days were very rough, but he popped round for a few minutes this afternoon (in a socially distanced way of course) and I couldn't believe the change in him. He says he's feeling much better. Long may it continue.

Ive had a box lying in my drawer waiting for me to start. I'm scared of the awful side effects I read about. I cant imagine being anything other than what I've always been like. Happy enough, but constant anxiety, worry, overthinking, having to control everything, feeling on edge an awful lot......is this not how just some folk are? When I read earlier about the new viruses being more deadly, I wrote out all my banking details for the dcs, I'm actually thinking of what happens when I die, I think that a lot but covid has ramped it up. I dread the future and getting old, I dress getting ill. I feel scared of life but hide it well. I'm a bag of nerves at lot.
But isn't that what everyone is like?

Did anyone see the documentary this week about improving your mental health? Clear evidence base for probiotics improving mental health too (not instead of anti-depressants, but as well as)

Thank you for your replies re orgasms, it's good to hear it doesn't affect everyone in that way at least.

I've just completed an online consultation request with my GP to (hopefully) get my low mood and GAD sorted finally, so thank you to everyone on this post - you've all helped giving me the push I've needed for a very long time.

I couldn’t get on with Setraline , Citalopram has helped me somewhat but nothing will be as good as Tramadol, I took it for extreme backache but it made me feel a million times better than I ever have, shame it’s not an antidepressant.

I've just started yesterday. Having some bad side effects of nausea today but hoping it's not here for long. Hopefully will start to feel it working soon.

Sorry to ask so many questions on your thread @glassecase

@ssd

Ive had a box lying in my drawer waiting for me to start. I'm scared of the awful side effects I read about. I cant imagine being anything other than what I've always been like. Happy enough, but constant anxiety, worry, overthinking, having to control everything, feeling on edge an awful lot......is this not how just some folk are? When I read earlier about the new viruses being more deadly, I wrote out all my banking details for the dcs, I'm actually thinking of what happens when I die, I think that a lot but covid has ramped it up. I dread the future and getting old, I dress getting ill. I feel scared of life but hide it well. I'm a bag of nerves at lot. But isn't that what everyone is like?

This is me too. Over anxious, worry worry worry, stress, overwhelmed, sometimes utterly utterly hopeless. But I wouldn't describe myself as unhappy really, I'm pretty happy, I don't really have any good excuse for feeling like I do. Great kids, good friends, like my job, love where I live, close to family. DH and I not so good but that's just one negative in a pretty positive life really. I feel like I shouldn't need this? But I also deep down know that the way I feel is not right.