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.

Cats I hope you hear soon from the counsellor!

Yes I remember your thread from last week. There's no point worrying about that. If things get really bad go to see your CPN. They have no reason to not contact you, they know you need help.

What is a CPN? I don't think I've got one, I've only seen the doc and the consellor.

*Counsellor (sp?)

Anyway hope everyone else is alright.

CPN is community psych nurse

correct spelling is optional here, we've enough to worry about without stressing over that, TOO :o please? I can't spell

I'm doing better, went out and got some exercise in the sun everyone who said that that's a good idea was right, damnit

Don't forget to write your concerns down Cats. This is just in case you can't remember everything or are unable to speak for whatever reason. Just be honest with her.

Muddy sunshine and exercise definitely work as a mood lifter. As does A Good Nights Sleep?. I had a lovely couple of hours walking around Geocaching (found one, didn't find two). Great fun.

Hi everybody, I hope you don't mind me joining this thread (I normally post under another name but have namechanged for this).

I've been taking sertraline since September for panic and anxiety. I went up to 75mg/day, which worked very well for the panic, but started getting side effects: bruxism (jaw clenching), lethargy, and food cravings, so have been dropped down to 50mg and started on a low dose of Wellbutrin (buproprion) as well today. I am a bit anxious about the Wellbutrin - I am always nervous about taking new medication, and I am a bit worried about it making the panic come back.

I am also having a weekly session with a counsellor.

Well done! Loopy sounds like a good day.

Muddy The sunshine is lovely, glad you got out and enjoyed it!

Hi jig

NT I will try and remember to write things down.

yay, loopy glad to hear that today wasn't bad :)

welcome jig

cats did you ever get things sorted with your councellor?

Muddy I missed the appointment last week --which I now now was a silly thing to do-- (I was extremely down). Since then I have seen doctor she said "I must phone them" so I have phoned them twice and they said they have emailed the counsellor. I still haven't heard from the counsellor. I will see doctor again tomorrow and let her know. Doctor really doesn't want me to loose my place.

:( good luck, cats.

Hi Jig I think we all get nervous when faced with new meds. Let's hope these help.

Loopy, that's more like it. Fingers crossed that today is similar or better. Your 3 year old is a clever blighter :o.

Good luck today Cats.

Loopy, I meant to ask: what sling do you wear a 3 and 4 year old in? totally off topic but gave up wearing our 3yo when she was 2 and I'd like to start up again since the buggy can be a pita

Hello, can I join? I was prescribed 20 mg Paroxetine a day for anxiety and depression. I was on Citalopram for six months about 10 years ago for a bout of depression but haven't been on AD since (Until now!!).

I have two DC (3 year old DD and 9 month DS) and getting through each day is a struggle at the moment, not helped by the fact that I am going back to work in a few weeks. I started taking the tablets last week and am waiting to feel a difference. I hope they take effect soon as I am hanging on by a thread - trying so hard to appear normal for family & friends!

Does anyone have experience of Paroxetine? I have read some horror stories about weight gain and addiction, which has made me panic. There again...I panic at everything or I wouldn't need the Paroxetine

I have name changed for this, normally post under another name.

Hi Hip, jump right in. Don't try ro appear 'normal'. Things are bound to be hard enough without that.
Your meds can take anything from 2-6 weeks to kick in properly, so just stick with them for the time being.

Loopy I doubt very much you've spoiled their day, kids are resilient. Maybe take them for icecream later...

Well I think the Wellbutrin did get me a bit hopped up last night. Fell asleep at 11.30pm and woke up at 1.30am and couldn't get back to sleep. Hmm. I crashed out and had a nap at lunchtime, but hopefully that won't affect sleeping tonight.

On the plus side I did manage to make an appointment with my therapist and get about 1000 emails cleared out of my inbox today, although it was torturously slow and I have still saved the scariest looking ones to look at just before I see my therapist (this is one of the things I get anxiety about). Going to try to do some writing tonight (am in different time zone to UK) and go to bed early, then get up and deal with them.

For those of you with food cravings/weight gain, I have this too and was advised to keep a food diary, which has really helped. I have got in some dried fruit to snack on, which helps with the craving for sweet things, but is better for me as I can't actually sit down and eat a whole packet of apricots in the way I could with a packet of biscuits.

Thanks for the recs, loopy. You know, an hour or so of television being left to their own devices won't do your children any harm and if it's non-screen-time independent play, would prob do them much good. Hell, even some tv is educational. I reccomend the octonauts on youtube if they're little enough. Certainly, it's MUCH better than a mummy so stressed out that happens. am trying to justify why there's been so much octonauts on in my flat over the last few weeks Best of luck in your diary.

Jig that's a good thing about the apricots , I HAVE chowed down on a whole packet before, to rather, um, runny result

Welcome hip

Just googled the rose and rebellion carriers those are the CHEAPER ones!?

hope you avoid temptation, loopy

I managed to have a reasonably good day today, miles better than Monday. I even manage to do almost a normal amount of "stuff" (washed a stuffed toy, did some gardening, had a lie-down, met DH for a picnic, and was supposed to do some practice dancing with a friend, but was too tired so we didnt do much at all , then picked DD up from the childminder.) am a bit shattered, though, and am not sure how tonight will go since DH is out DD will be glued to youtube until bedtime because one of my coping techniques is to be a bad parent

Don't worry about your DD Muddy, Youtube is fine.

Loopy, sounds like you have some sort of OCD type stuff going on. Have a look at MoodGym to see whether anything there can help.