Prescribed Setraline How long until it gets easier???

[magnolia74]

Have been battling pnd on and off for a few years (kids are 15, 11, 7, 3) and due to a really bad year (dad with cancer, marraige not good, dd3 with behaviour probs) I am back on ad's (sad)

Gp has put me on setraline and has now doubled the dose to 100mg. I was on 50mg for 4 weeks and 100mg for the last week. Anyone taking these and how effective were they?

Worried that ad's will not be enough to give me the boost i need to get on top of things.

5 kids, gcse's coming for one, ds3 is such hard work, ds1 is a toddler and draining
Dh helps loads but has a new job (thankfully after a year not working!) so i don't want to put to much pressure on him.

I struggle to even bathe regularly and feel like i'm letting the kids down....

Thanks

Anyone else?

I used to have it and found it the best medication I have had (physical reaction meant had to switch sadly for me). Could you find some support with children from Surestart etc, practical help/advice/support to help, or is that not practical for you?

I was told medication is partly there to help, but I had to make changes, write action plans etc.

been taking steraline 100mg for 2 years.found out was pregnant in august.read on net that it can deform baby or caurse breathing problems at birth.so took 50mg for 2 weeks then25mg day miss a day then miss 2 days.now ive gone 9 days and feel terrible

does anyone know of any experiances with pregnancey and steraline

my head keeps tremering and ringing and i think i carnt go without them.

I've just this minute taken my first one, 50mg, to fight a seemingly ever lasting battle with anxiety.

How are you feeling now magnolia ?

Nikki sorry your feeling so shitty :(

What has your doctor said ?

doctor says just stop them dead,i will be fine.i want to do whats best for baby but carnt seem to look after other kids well feeling like this.i have 4 kids and 1 has autism.it constant noise.

if anyone has any experiance like this or advise please tell

Constant noise is enough to make anyone fear for their sanity :(

There most definatly are anti d's that can be taken during pregnancy. Your doctor seems
To be expecting rather a lot of you if he thinks you can just stop !

doc said oh just stop taking them straight away,with a serrious worried look.i went back a week after and said i was struggling.he said go day miss a day then miss 2 days,then 3 and so on.

its the constant tremmering and dizzyness tingles in my eyes and head thats to much.i think its to much of a cut down.but im worried its gonna be born still

i took 50mg today because i keep crying