Sertraline and any other AD's Support Thread Part 2

[PackItInNow]

Just a continuation from the original thread, which is due to finish soon. Anyone and everyone needing some kind words, and hand-holding, are more than welcome .

well done turned

i managed to get dressed and walk the dog in the sunshine today. Im still very tired, i cant be bothered with much, but i just threw some clothes on, a hat on (so i didnt have to worry about the hair) and went.

i know what you mean about hibernation. I wish i could whip up some enthusiasm for christmas but its just not happening.

So much for a nap-had to pick up ds1 from school unwell.....poor wee chap. Good excuse to snuggle and watch a film together.

Good Afternoon ladies . How are you all today? I'm gonna be on here for ages today so come on and tell me your stories of surviving meetings with various people and stories of just getting through each day. This'll just be my catch up for the days I've missed.

Oh, by the way, can I share some news with you all? Will await a few nods before I spill the beans.

Just read about your day Turned. I'll give you a big virtual pat on the back and a big hug too, for gettng through it. Saying that, I'm sure having to do something like that will have tired you out emotionally anyway, so go and have a well deserved nap. Go sleep off the anxiety of having a tough day, BUT, don't forget to congratulate yourself on getting through it . You did well .

Hi pack of course you can spill your news!

go on packit spill.

ive got to take DD horseriding in a bit, really cannot be bothered but it will do me good - fresh air and horses.

ill catch up when im back....hope its good news pack!

OK, I give in now. I got 95% in my biology assignment, but I'm not overly happy because I made 2 stupid mistakes that robbed me of another 4%. So I could have got 99%.

Ah well, I suppose I'll have to live with that mark and strive to get an even better mark next time.

Hi can I join here?

I have just been prescribed sertraline for OCD and depression by the psychiatrist at the CMHT.

I am on mirtazipine 30mg at the moment, for the next three weeks I have to take the mirtazipine as usual and 25mg of sertraline in the morning. Then after those three weeks I go down to 15mg of mirtazipine and up to 50mg of sertraline and eventually up to 150mg.

I am really nervous :( In a YEAR I have been on citalopram, trazodone and mirtazipine and had short courses of sleeping tablets and lorazapan. I am starting to wonder if there will be a right thing for me. I am so worried about my sleep being mucked up on the sertraline, my sleep is really poor at the moment anyway.

This is super negative sorry :) I will have a read of the other posts.

Welcome to the thread Fluffy . Here have a and a to dunk. Don't be afraid to have a moan/rant etc. Sometimes having a place to let things out can feel like a small weight off your shoulders.

Well done pack that's fab

Thanks Susie, although I suspect I won't be happy until I get 100% every time . Strive for better, that's what I say.

Hello packitin how are you doing?
vicar Have the side effects eased yet?
susie How are you?
barkyboots are you feeling better about going back to work yet?
Hello to everyone else has joined, I hope you are all doing ok.

Sorry I haven't checked back in a while but I have been busy revising for an exam at uni to get onto a postgrad course. I had it today. It was a bloody massive step for me. In the car on the way their I felt like I was going to throw up and going into that hall was so nervewracking. But I done it! I feel so proud of myself, . A month ago I was thinking of cancelling. I would have never been able to do this without sertraline.

im back from freezing my baubles off after DD riding lesson - actually i run about leading the horse so i actually stayed quite warm - it was -5!!

Anyway - well done pack - 95% is brilliant!

fluffy i found with sertraline it makes me quite sleepy - i sleep very heavily on it, you might find the same.

tac im still very very sleepy on it - and im losing weight but thats not a bad thing, i can afford to lose a little. I just have no appetite on it at all, but the fatigue is the main troubling side effect still. im wiped out. im praying the gp will let me have another couple of weeks off work, but im anxious that she might not. (Then if she does i will be anxious about taking more time off - i cant bloody win)

hope every one else is doing ok.

Good evening Tactical. You should be well proud of yourself for going in . Here, have a and a to dunk in your coffee/tea .

Nowt like sharing a cuppa and some good news . When do you get your results?

There more going round for anyone who wants one. Will have to crack open more s as I've no cake.

I reckon we should pester MNHQ to bring in a mince pie emoticon for Christmas. What do you good lot think?

Cheers. More Vicar ? Just had to get that one in. Couldn't resist it.

i would love a to warm me up and then i think i could quite possibly partake in a !

Does anyone know if you can take beechams flu plus with sertraline? Thanks :)

i would angryfeet - i cant see why you couldnt tbh - just dont overdose on paracetamol.

Yes, you can take Beechams Flu Plus. Have looked through my book of medications and sertraline has been known to interact with MAOI's, anti-coagulants (Warfarin etc), Phenytoin, Tryptophan, Lithium, Tolbutamide, Sumatriptan and Fenfluramine. The herbs it interacts with are St John's Wort and Ma Huang.

I hope this helps.

Am heading to bed now ladies, so will bid you all good night and I hope you all sleep well .

Take care ladies and I will chat to you tomorrow.

Night night.

Thanks for the support, folks. Much appreciated. A bit braindead just now, but can already see that this has become a busy and supportive thread- which is lovely. Going to sleep now, as I think a lot of my dip is tiredness. Anyone else get that?

Congrats to Packitin and turned- well done both of you. :)

hi all,
may I join also pls... in need of some handholding - going through a v.down period & for the liFe of me cannot snap out of it. I've been on various AD's over the last 3 years from mirtazipine to citalopram & now just take sertraline (100mg twice a day). tbh usually I take the take it tasks the edge off my anxiety/depression but the past few weeks I've not been able to switch off at all :(

sorry I've not read up all the previous messages yet either but will do. hope every1 has a gud night :)

Welcome pain.

thanks susiedaisy