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Sertraline buddies - support for anybody taking Sertraline

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buttonortwo · 13/02/2014 14:48

I eventually went to docs yesterday, been really suffering with depression. Is it possible the medication can result in side effects straight away? I'm feeling sick and no appetite today, however feeling better, clearer... I'm on 50 mg the lowest dose.. Anyone else share their experience please?

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Chuffchuff · 04/06/2014 22:32

Blimey kazza your lenders are quick to jump in aren't they?! And re your job - I suppose at least you know now your boss is taking your problems seriously?

Hi everyone else and newbies . This threads getting nice and busy again .

And thanks MN Kate for the new thread name . Are we officially a mumsnet quiche now?

kazzawazzawoo · 04/06/2014 22:33

I hope so Chuffchuff, time will tell- my colleague is off from 18th June for 10 days, I'm dreading it.

Chuffchuff · 04/06/2014 22:45

Don't understand why your colleague is being such an arse about helping you get the hang of her job - it's to her benefit too isn't it? Silly cow

Had another good day - fingers crossed my anxious days seem to be few and far between lately . I actually started daydreaming today about going somewhere abroad on holiday - a few weeks ago even thinking about it would have started a panic attack, so that's got to be a good sign...

Dwerf · 04/06/2014 22:51

That's positive Chuff. I've had a couple of not good nights, not terrible but not great sleep wise. Might be because we're still in holiday mode.

kazzawazzawoo · 04/06/2014 22:52

I don't think she minds answering my questions or showing me how to do it, but she won't help with my work in the meantime so I have to play catch up afterwards, which is difficult when it's busy. She is very bolshy and doesn't like being told to do anything.

I'm still struggling with night times, I'm ok if I go to sleep straight away, but if not I lie awake thinking what a bad person I am and the things I've done wrong over the years

Chuffchuff · 04/06/2014 23:02

Dwerf do you mean because of half term or have you been away somewhere? Mine & the dcs body clocks go completely up the shoot after a few days off - I'm really bad for letting them all stay up late every night then when we have to get back to normal nobody can get to sleep.

kazza sorry to hear you're still having bad nights . That's one things that sertraline has definitely helped me with - I fall asleep much quicker than I used to and it takes an earthquake to wake me up .

kazzawazzawoo · 04/06/2014 23:09

It's my own fault because on my day off I went back to bed and fell asleep again, then wasn't tired enough to sleep straight away Tonight I'm really tired!

Chuffchuff · 04/06/2014 23:13

Ah we'll there you go then!

Night all

Dwerf · 04/06/2014 23:15

Half term. Go away? Hahahahaha. Funds do not allow for such things.

Chuffchuff · 04/06/2014 23:16

bendyruler · 05/06/2014 10:40

Chaffa totally agree with you why is Kazza's colleague such an arse? so selfish of her... hope you are ok Kazza and slept better last night? Im doing ok not really any side effects I am tired but I was before I started taking them. I have to up my dose to 50mg at the weekend.

Chuffchuff · 05/06/2014 14:36

bendy Glad you're feeling ok. The side effects I was having didn't seem to get any worse when I increased to 50mg so hopefully it will be the same for you .

How's everyone doing today?

kazzawazzawoo · 05/06/2014 15:16

Thanks Bendy I usually get on well with my colleague, but she hates the boss and won't do any more than her job. I'm in an odd position, as I was recruited to take the pressure off my two colleagues and to provide holiday/sickness cover. So no one has been told to cover for me when I'm off or busy. The other colleague will because her job and mine are similar, but the one causing problems does a different job and doesn't see why she should help out when we're busy

I did sleep better last night. I keep having very vivid strange dreams though.

Hope you are all ok today?

Chuffchuff · 05/06/2014 16:08

Hi kazza - I still have really vivid dreams most nights too. They're not bad ones though, just always really wierd, quite entertaining actually

SoleSource · 05/06/2014 17:07

Hello :)

Read the updates, kazza

Sleeping tablet was very quick acting, i was asleep within about 20 minutes, feeling good tonight :)

kazzawazzawoo · 05/06/2014 17:33

Glad you slept Sole

kazzawazzawoo · 05/06/2014 17:34

Chuffchuff my dreams aren't bad dreams either, just very vivid and different to before. I don't want to wake up from them!

twiglet59 · 06/06/2014 09:31

Hi everyone
I haven't been on for a few days felt quite low and took a few days off, of work. I was back at work yesterday. It was so tough going in (nearly didn't make it) I was shaking. I think meds are starting to kick I was singing to a song on the radio yesterday and laughing later. That sounds crazy, but I had no interest in anything before. I'm still feeling pretty anxious most of the time. Just can't wait for that to go.

I was wondering if anyone else is taking the meds for anxiety and if so how many mgs they are on. I am hoping 50mg is going to be enough.

Chuffchuff · 06/06/2014 10:52

Hi twiglet. I'm also taking them for anxiety (GAD). I'm also on 50mg and have been for nearly ten weeks - I go back to my GP in a week or so to see how I'm doing.

I feel so much better than I did at the start - I don't feel I'm 100% there yet, I still have days when I feel a bit jumpy here and there, but overall the improvement is huge. I've also not had pmt since taking them, and that used to be horrible, with my anxiety cranking up another few notches for days on end.

For the first few weeks I would have days of feeling horribly anxious, even more so than I did before the meds, but that's all part of the fun of starting up with the meds apparently and is all normal.

So definitely stick with it. I do sometimes wonder if I could do with a slightly higher dose - but then I'll have days on end of feeling really good and forget it again. So I'm sticking with 50mg for now and seeing how it goes.

spottydolphin · 06/06/2014 11:40

i am also on them for anxiety, on 50mg too. although I have a history of depression and self harm too, which is what i was on it for before!

the 50mg is ok... i feel i could be even better, but i'm doing ok on this dose so sticking with it as I'm breastfeeding so don't wnat to up it unless I have to

twiglet59 · 06/06/2014 12:25

Thanks for that Chuffchuff and spotty dolphin. I think I will stick with the 50mg for now because I don't want to feel totallly numb either. PMT is normally absolutely awful for me too with the anxiety getting really bad until I start for about 2 weeks. I think I'm due on now (got a zit), but don't feel the same PMT stuff so it must be working.

NanaNina · 06/06/2014 13:00

I am on day 5 of Sertraline 50mg but also tapering off another AD as well. This morning I have been more anxious than ever I can remember (and I've been suffering dep/anx for 5 years on and off) and I just didn't know what to do with myself. Fortunately DP was here - I was banging the mattress and then the windows and pulling my hair.........and I could see how worried DP was. I took 2 x 2mg diazepam and calmed down a fair bit, then spoke to my lovely CPN on the phone. She said it was just a bad day, but I can see Chuffchuff that you had horribly anxious days for the first few weeks of taking Sertraline, so I think that might be the cause of my heightened anxiety today. I have another week of 50mg then increase to 100mg so hoping that will make a difference.

Now I'm just flat as a pancake with no interest in anything but at least the anxiety has settled. Mental illness is a bloody torment, is it not!!

twiglet59 · 06/06/2014 13:44

Hi NanaNina that sounds horrible. I'm glad you're feeling better. My anxiety has been pretty awful worse than it normally is and I will be at the end of week 2 on Tuesday. Mental illness certainly is a torment. I had a glimmer of normality in my head this morning and I thought wouldn't it be blissful to feel this all the time. It's good to have other people to chat to in the same boat.

Chuffchuff · 06/06/2014 16:51

twiglet I remember feeling like that too - getting little glimmers of feeling good, but then it would go again. But over the weeks those 'moments' increase and now I feel like that probably about 80% of the time

NanaNina · 06/06/2014 17:51

Oh Twiglet you must be able to read my thoughts as I often get a "glimmer of normality and think wouldn't it be blissful to feel this all the time..........." and before mental illness had me in its grip I took for granted waking up and feeling ok every day, but I think that's just natural isn't it. Also reassuring to know that Sertraline has increased your anxiety (sorry I don't mean I'm glad that's happening) but you know being in the same boat and all that. I think my CPN doesn't want to say anything about Sertraline increasing anxiety because she's worried I will stop taking it, (which I won't) and she knows I was/am very anxious about the change in meds, because I know they are all so "hit and miss"

So glad you are good for 80% of the time chuffchuff and this was the case for me for quite a few of the last 5 years, but this year has just been terrible, hence the change in meds.