Sertraline and any other ADs support thread

[hathorinareddress]

Following on from a suggestion by LittleWhiteMice on a thread I have going on here, I am starting a support thread for anyone taking Sertraline or any other AD.

I started taking it yesterday after eventually plucking up the courage to go to the doc on Thursday.

I feel a bit weird but not too bad.

Hi everyone! Not posted for a day or so and have just caught up to where everyone is at! Sounds like we are all having a tough easter for one reason or another but i just think at least were all taking steps to beat these illnesses and are on that journey together.
Today has been a hard day for me...i went with my oh,mil and bil to scatter my dear dear fils ashes. He died on the 23rd dec after a very short battle with cancer. It had been sad but very cathartic at the same time. he has finally completed his journey. he was a wonderful, suppprtive man who loved his family with every inch of his being....and it is because of him that i need to find the determination to beat my mh problems.
Happy easter everyone, my positive thoughts are with you all.

Well my positivity didnt last long. ds2 (16 weeks) has got chickenpox...caught from dd and ds1 who have both had it at separate times in the past month. so am bloody housebound again,just when i was starting to feel like i wanted to go out n take on the big bad world.
Def feel like iv taken several steps back.
Am in a cycle at mo of changing nappies and calomine lotion,ds2 has chickenpox all over his groin and bum.
Can see a very sleepless night in this house!!!

What a nightmare, foxee! Have you got support there?

Loopy - sorry to hear about the head churning. I just try to focus on my breathing when I start stressing/panicking... the physical sensations, if you know what I mean. And slow it right down, take deep breaths. Mind now boggling re: 'destructive coping mechanism'... the joys of an overactive imagination!

worldof yes thankfully iv got oh at home till weds so if i need to get a bit of rest then he will take the reins so to speak. tho im hesitant to as he is still grieving for his dad.tho hes said on a number of occasions that the dc are a welcome distraction, iyswim.

Foxee. So sorry you lost your fil. He sounds lovely. A sad day for you and chicken pox is just what you didn't need on top of that. Hope you have a quietish night

loopy I'm sorry your head is churning after your walk. I'm intrigued by your 'destructive coping mechanism' too. Eating out is the thing I struggle most with as my anxiety immediately effects my stomach. Alcohol is marvellous for dealing with that one!

foxee sorry to hear about the chicken pox. I hope the night is better than you hope.

I'm feeling ok but went down to eat tea with the family earlier and only made it halfway through, just feel spaced out. Had to go back to bed to finish it. I'm probably not eating enough but hard when youve got no appetite.

I'm having doubts about staying on sertraline again. I'm scared about how I'll eventually come off them and about having to tell people all about this.

Thanks deleting he was a wonderful man n we all miss him terribly. The chickenpox can fuck right off!!! Feel like the house has been bloody germ ridden for the past month and manically cleaning hasnt done anything!
Mumto fingers are crossed for a good night here! Hope ur feeling ok. id bare with the tabs until tues n if u still feel like they dont agree with u, go to the gp n discuss it further. if u have support at home then take advantage for the next couple of days and try get some rest/find a distraction.
Hope everyone has a good night.

Hello all, am on day seven here and a calmness of sorts has descended - I think this is only because I have support in the form of my mother for another week. She arrived today and has been fantastic.

Loopy I hope you can reach some sort of peace with your relationship with your mum in whatever form. Please try to immerse yourself in something enjoyable and veer away from your destructive coping mechanism (I think I got the pun) - stick on a film, something without much to it, something flimsy and feel good. Hot chocolate and rum. A jigsaw. Whatever makes you happy.

mumtothreeeeee I also had my doubts after my first dose of Sertaline - I only took one 50mg pill and HATED it. This is my second attempt, and am only persevering as I can't carry on as I was before. I feel for you, it makes you feel like shit but as others have said, try to look at the long term gain, distant as it seems.

Today is the first day I haven't been in bed for hours. I even went to the shop. The fuzzy headedness has made me misplace my purse though so if anyone knows where I've put it that would be aces :)

Hi would it be OK for me to join? I started on Mirtazepine 6 days ago.

busty good to hear that things are settling down for you:)

Ladies, I am struggling again! Just cannot sleep. Have had an hour and a half tonight. Didn't even try until midnight as I just wasn't tired. I daren't take nytol or anything as I was so sick when I did the first night. Will be phoning nhs direct today I think.

You are awake early too loopy :( do you suffer from insomnia too? I'm sorry to be whinging so much but I just feel so poorly on top of not sleeping. My gp said most people don't get side effects from sertraline! I'm not BF anymore, no.

Ah bless her :). How long did you last on the mirtazapine? I get the feeling sertraline isn't suiting me!

Welcome Hec, of course you may join in! :) This is a support thread for all.

Great news about the sleeping Loopy. Last night I mean, hopefully that'll continue.

Mumto, if it isn't working for you there are others. Various people have said there is no one size fits all when it comes to treating brain imbalances.

Really chuffed you feel ok Busty, but I've no idea where you put your purse. I've had a look round, it's not here. :o

Welcome hec how are you finding the mirtazapine?

Well have spoken to a lovely nurse on nhs direct. She of course couldn't advise me as to whether to continue or not but did speak a lot about natural ways to control anxiety. I function really well apart from in the mornings and when eating out so she said it was something that was possible to get over by tweaking routines. I think she's right but it's not that easy. God what a mess! Not taken today's tablet yet.

So far I feel worse. Anxiety has tripled and I feel dizzy and fuzzy headed.

foxee try calamine cream and keep it in the fridge. Let him have as much nappy free time as you can.

mumofthreeeeeee and hec speak to your GPs tomorrow. I experienced a LOT of anxiety with the Sertaline (am having some now in fact :( ) and they gave me a very low dose of Diazepam to see me through.

hathor and keithlemon are you still about ? Any improvements to be seen? I am so up an down still, and just hoping it levels out properly soon. I wish I could guarentee myself that it will work and that all this will be worthwhile.

Hec, I've read and posted on your thread. Talk to your CRT about your anxiety, and try to keep your compulsion under control.

p.s mumofhtreeeeeee I actually got the Diazepam last Saturday from my Out of Hours GP - she faxed the prescription to my local pharmacy which was open on the Saturday and DP went and picked it up all within the hour. May be worth it if you're really struggling today.

Hullo peeps. Just checking in... went to bed a bit earlier than usual, which is something I find difficult to do. I feel better for it: the baby still woke at 4.30 but felt less shattered by it for having had an extra hour. Another small victory- she was just dozing off after her bottle at nap time when a small noise startled her, so for the first time, I put her down for her nap awake. After about 20 minutes and a couple of visits to disentangle her from her cot bars, she has fallen asleep. Hooray! (She is not a good napper.)

Still feeling a bit buzzy and odd, but not quite so much. Drinking lots of water, that does seem to be helping, and trying not to let my head take me for any walks... breaaaaathe.

Hope things start settling soon for those of you suffering with the anxiety. I guess Diazepam and anything else that can help- grab with both hands. Just keep going.