Sertraline and any other ADs support thread

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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.

yes loopy restlessness and agitation covers exactly how i feel. cake is in the oven and am trying to sit for a few mins. oh is watching game of thrones and am sat here thinking theres too much tits and arse nudity that adds sod all to the story.
Literally feel like i could explode.
Hows your day been loopy?
Sound like you're tired!

At least you can see improvments loopy that is a positive.it is very tiring trying to find that balance isnt it? Hopefully you will have a good night and get some rest.

Definitly know what you mean though with feeling like you are 2 people...i think thats why iv got so much restless energy ifyswim.i think i may be overcompensating the whole 'trying to act normal' and am ending up looking as mad as a box of frogs
Btw have some cake

Did someone say something about cake..?

Oh yes iv got an abundance of energy which has resulted in me manically baking.
There is enough for everyone worldof

I like cake...

See y'all in the morning. Trying for an early night: sleep well everyone...

Banana cake?!? Not a bloody chance!
Oh dear loopy another early morning? Is the spinning a side effect of the ads? Hope you have a good day.
Well i fell into bed last night feeling exhausted from racing around during the day.Couldnt get to sleep because i once again felt like my blood was rushing round my body got up for a bit and then ds1 and ds2 decided to take it in turns to wake throughout the night.
Feel so tired but still unable to 'chill out'. I dont know what to do. other than do more cleaning/baking

Ooo another shopper! Iv really had to rein myself in with the internet shopping. Last week i decided to order the dc a new slide...it arrived the day after and promptly pissed it down. oh set it up in the room though!
I suppose i need to find a less expensive distraction.

So, how many days has everyone been taking their meds for? I've had 5 so far, taking the 6th later with breakfast.

Still feeling clammy and a bit flu-ey/edgy this morning, but not horrific (at this moment, anyway!). Baby slept through- mainly because she didn't nap much yesterday- we're trying a new routine with her, and she Doesn't Approve. Yesterday was definitely not great- had to go and crash at one point as was on the point of collapse, but luckily my partner was able to take over.

Loopy - poor you, that really is an early start! Have you been given anything like Diazepam or sleeping tabs to help you sleep better? Although, I guess if you co-sleep, that wouldn't be a great idea.

I like that shopping can be blamed on the meds. I bought a silicone bib online yesterday for a whole 8 quid- sheer decadence. Will blame it on the ads.

If you are waking in the night and worrying, my top tip is to have an ipod by the bed. I find that if I listen to documentaries on it, it stops me from lying there stressing out about all the usual stuff, and I'm more likely to drop off and sleep well.

I'm on day 10 or 11, I'm not sure which without looking at the calendar. If I'm honest I feel like shit. I called the GP yseterday after having a panic attack the size of Texas in the street while trying to pick up DD's prescription (its a 10 minute walk from home) and asking her if this was normal. She assures me it is just a side effect and to keep going, using the Diazepam as and when I need it. Still can't cope with DD alone, having my mum is here is brilliant and DP is taking next week off (hopefully) as compassionate leave - can't bear being babysat like this but feel is the only way I can get through. Sick of it, though. Anxiety has increased and with it the gloom. Hope this abates soon, feel like I might go mad!

mumtothreeee. "Ladies, just listening to you makes me realise how 'not right' I am. There is no way I could cope without my dh".

I couldn't/can't cope either, that's why dh had to take time off and why my mum had to come down because dh had to go back to work. I wasn't functioning at all. couldn't cope with having the kids around with all the noise and just wanted to be on my own in bed. I think if you can, just pass over all responsibilities to someone else for a while while you rest. the added pressure of feeling like you have to hurry to get well makes it all worse. I know how much anxiety and depression can make you feel physically ill because yesterday morning when I had to call up the dr for my results i was dry retching, felt so weird, spaced out and faint and could hardly put one foot in front of the other. My face was as white as a sheet. When I got the results and they said everything fine it all just stopped. Not to say it didn't come back, but nowhere near as bad, but it just proves how powerful these feeling are and how they can physically affect you.

Is there any cake left? Chocolate just isn't cutting it this Easter, think I have the dry mouth symptom as well!

I started the citalopram this morning and no major effects so far:). Feel a bit spinny but not too bad. Also had a good CBT session so a better day all in all.

busty I can so relate to your post. I bl**dy hate panic attacks. I hope today has been a better day. Glad you have got some good support. If I cant pull myself together a bit soon I might have to rope my mum in to help.

Hope everyone has had a good day

Millionaire's shortbread do you, mumtothree? Saved some from earlier...

Re: physical effects of anxiety/depression... yeah. I should have got to doc's a long time ago, really, but I had a day back at the beginning of January where I just hit a wall. It was like all these synapses fired all at once in my brain and I just lay on the couch and couldn't move any more. Genuinely couldn't, as in paralysed. After a while I was able to whisper if I really, really put in some effort. Our flatmate is a psych nurse, so I was able to answer some yes/no questions. I think I said I needed hospitalising, but they basically (my partner and him) decided against it between them, and just put me in bed for two days. My partner had to take time off work. I just slept and drifted in and out for that time. Maybe it was partly exhaustion: I get alternate nights off since then, and a day off on the weekend, and I haven't had a repeat.

Shattered now, really feel slug-like. Took baby to a free creche the HV told me about. There's a cafe, so I left her for half an hour to see how she got on. She didn't care that I wasn't there at all. This is stupid of me, I know, but I'm a bit worried now that my mothering is so bad that she has got used to me being 'absent' somehow, and that she liked being with other people better! We are also looking at using a childminder for one afternoon a week to get her used to being looked after, and give us some space/get some bloody cleaning done (!). Better get over it, then- suppose I should be pleased, really. :(

Definitely feeling like there's a time around 5 where everything gets a bit weirder somehow. Like I'm made out of melty rubber or something. Anyone else have a 'weird' time of day?

Busty: keep with it. I'm sure it isn't fun being 'babysat', but your family obviously loves you and want to do what they can for you- so let them.

Sleep well, everyone...

Hi all, I had a much better day yesterday - less anxious, a little more active then I have been the last few days. Went to the park with ma and DD but had to leave as panic started to rise and the Diazepam had made me spacey and a bit floaty. I walked home slowly though, and forced myself to take a few wrong turns to avoid dashing straight home. I feel so frustrated, this is all such a backward step for me - I felt like this six months ago and felt as though I was managing it with CBT and stuff - now the pills have made me anxiety spin wildly out of control I feel like I'm back to square one, hiding at home.

Is there any way I can help myself here ? My ma says I ought to not put myself under further pressure to 'get out' and just wait for pills to start working. I am of the opinion that the longer I stay indoors the more housebound I'll become (despite being determined not to be IYSWIM). Any ideas ?

Mumtothree Glad the meds have improved - I don't think its unusual to have to sift through to find one which works for you so best of luck

Loody Productive is good! I baked a flapjack yesterday and dis some craft stuff with DD - I even made playdoh on the stove for her, and that felt good.

deleting Your post reflects almost entirely how I feel, and you're right. Pressure to 'get better' does make things harder, doesn't it ?

Meh My weird time of day is now, about an hour after I take my pill. Jittery, tense and anxious. Think some of that is partly psychological. It seems to fade and by tea time I seem to perk up a little usually. I have a good friend coming over today to take DD to the park for me - I'm starting to worry that DD will think I don't love her anymore as we used to do everything together!

Loody LOOPY, obv.

Hi, can I join? I am taking Lofepramine as I am struggling with post psychotic depression. It is having some strange side effects. The worst one is that I don't feel hungry at all, ever. I can go all morning without eating and still not be hungry. No rumbling tummy, no feeling shaky or faint. It's really weird and I have to think about how much I've had to eat and guess if it's enough or not. When I do eat, I don't enjoy it anywhere near as much as I did before.

I've only been three weeks on these tablets and am going back to the doc on tues, so I might ask to try another one because this is a horrible side effect.

meh loopy is right. Your dd must be very secure :). My dc have been like this on the whole which is a pleasant surprise as I never wanted to leave my mum's side as a child!

busty glad you had a better day and hope today is just as good. I agree with you and deleting about the awful pressure to get better quick:(.

Welcome mawbroon, I haven't got much appetite either but am having to force myself to eat properly as by bedtime I get a grumbling tummy and this makes nightime nausea worse.

As for me, I had blood tests last week and had to speak the gp about them today. He says I have high thyroid T3 levels. Apparently the symptoms of this include anxiety!!!, sudden panic disorder, diarrhoea, being clammy, sweaty and not sleeping well. He wants me to go in and have an examination then will probably refer me to a specialist. I don't know what to think, I never thought there would be a physical cause even though all this anxiety is really not me.

Hi all, can I join too? Been on sertraline 50mg for 6 weeks for post natal illness, mainly anxiety and insominia. My little boy is 10 weeks old. Have been having a rough time but over the past 10 days. Thought I was having a reaction to the meds, tiredness, dizzy spells, off balance, nauseous, headache but saw a doctor yesterday and I have infected sinusitis.

Feeling relieved as I honestly thouht I was going mad and turning into a hypercodriac.

Has anyone else found that they feel low and anxious when unwell? X