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.

[NicholasTeakozy]

Hathor do not feel guilty about going back to bed. You're ill. You need rest.

Deleting, good luck tomorrow. Write it all down just in case.

Busty, just keep going, do what you need to do to get through it. You'll do it. :)

[BustyDeLaGhetto]

Thanks, nicholas it feels like there is a vice in my chest, squeezing me in a horrible panicky grip. Yuck. Diazepam have eased it somewhat, at least I don't feel like I'm going mad anymore.

Just want side effects to end, and I've only just started!

[NicholasTeakozy]

You know I told Hathor to keep taking the tablets upthread? I'll say the same to you Busty. Keep taking the tablets. They look like they're doing the job they're designed for, namely easing your anxiety. I'm talking about the Diazepam of course. As you've only just started taking the tablets please bear in mind they can take up to two weeks to do their work properly. Until they kick in you might need Diazepam as a back up. Good luck.

[deleting]

Getting an early night ready for tomorrow. have written stuff down. Hope everyone is coping and gets a good night's rest.

[hathorinareddress]

Don't forget to come back and let us know how you get on

{{hugs}}

[BustyDeLaGhetto]

Good luck, deleting its a very brave move you're making, so be proud!

hathor are you feeling a bit steadier ?

[hathorinareddress]

Busty a bit I think. I don't think my head is just as busted but that might just be because I've told the doctor and I feel like I have a plan to get it sorted, rather than the AD's yet.

Although tonight I'm very tired.

I really am not too keen on this nonsense.

[BustyDeLaGhetto]

hathor Me neither, it is a load of old balls. I am really struggling but determined. I seem to be swinging between hugely positive and cringingly terrified. I can't bear to be on my own with DD feeling like this, I don't feel capable of taking care of her I just feel volitile and shit.

Upping dose tomorrow too. Yuck. Another side effect I've noticed is that I've just spent £100 online at H&M. Bloody Setraline

Loopy Good luck for you too tomorrow. Fingers crossed for your meeting!

[BustyDeLaGhetto]

Yes, of course. As soon as I'm feeling better I'm going to get some colour put in my hair and sit on the beach with a beer. These are the things the meds make us do.

[NicholasTeakozy]

Well done Deleting, and good luck for tomorrow. You're being very brave.

Busty, that is why you need to carry on. To get you on an even keel, then get you back to being you.

Good luck tomorrow Loopy, hope she/he is the right therapist for you.

[keithlemonsbackdoors]

Hello again,

I've been on sertraline since Friday, made a brief appearance on here and then lost the ability to hold a train of thought!

I reckon we could blame the shopping on the side effects; I had an overwhelming urge for a new pair of shoes yesterday! I tried using it as a bribe to myself, was meant to be meeting a friend for coffee... couldn't do it though :-(

[LittleWhiteMice]

im still taking my half everyday.

My sleep has been a bit better and i feel more rested, i hope thats the meds.

when shall i go back on my full dose?

[keithlemonsbackdoors]

Hiya LWM,
Glad you're feeling a bit better. Are you still taking the 5htp? I would give it a week on the half dose then increase it. You shouldn't get the side effects again :-)

[LittleWhiteMice]

i took the 5htp on the only day i didnt have my half. I wouldnt take them together.

if only for sleep i feel better.

How are you? :)

[keithlemonsbackdoors]

Probably for the best, serotonin syndrome doesn't sound like much fun!

I'm ok ta, taking the drugs at night seems to be working out well, feel like shite if I do wake up in the night though. Survived the weekend on my own with the kids - oddly enough my anxiety levels went through the roof the moment SH walked in the door...

[keithlemonsbackdoors]

DH, stupid phone!

[LittleWhiteMice]

maybe you were anxious that he might upset the equilibrium you had managed to maintain.

I feel panicky when my dh goes upstairs when the kids are out of bed, he shouts they cry and I feel sick. (not as bad as it sounds by the way)

i really hope they work.

Ive felt like this since i was 7.

[hathorinareddress]

Morning all how is everyone.

Good luck today deleting hope it goes ok.

I'm tidying - DD1 has vair posh friend coming this afternoon and I'll have to ask the vair posh mum in for coffee

[hathorinareddress]

Am off shortly to buy cake and palm it off as a homebake but if DD1 doesn't get off her shiny red arse and actually DO something to help in the next about 27 seconds I Will Not Be Happy and she will hear all about it

Loopy - well done for going, hope she works out.

[BustyDeLaGhetto]

Morning all, day three for me and have just upped dose to 50mg. Ack. I can't. Stop. Yawning.

Loopy Take your time to decide - I think having the right therapist is so important - I was of the opinion that as they all do pretty much the same job who they are doesn't really matter but have since found out that is bollocks, isn't it ?

keithlemon I have been thinking about you the last couple of days (not in an 'Every Breath You Take' kind of a way!) - I cannot believe you managed on your own, if DP wasn't here I don't know how I'd cope at the moment. Although again, not sure how much of my anxiety is triggered by the ADs and how much by my muddled up head. Glad you're coping and just think - if you started on Friday the side effects should start levelling off soon and then you can look forward to feeling better!

LWM Spoke to my GP yesterday about upping the dose - she said the initial hit at any strength is the hardest bit but as keith said, you shouldn't feel any worse for upping the dose once they're in your system.

hathor Glad to hear you're expecting company. I'm thinking about resuming normal service soon, although aside from the hideous side effects I'm quite enjoying laying around and watching films.

A friend emailled me yesterday and said that 'congratulations in recognising that a chemical imbalance in your body is not a weakness within your mind.'
Lovely words, really helped me to focus a bit.

[hathorinareddress]

Feeling very very nauseous don't want to take these stupid things but I know I have to. And buzzy face and clenchy jaw.

Meh.