Sertraline Buddies - Part 2! Support for all on AD's...

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New thread for when the first one gets full - welcome everyone

Hi everyone,

I was back at the Docs yesterday as I still don't feel like I can function!! I still feel incredible rough, waking up early hours even though I'm taking a sleeping pill and feeling/being sick!! Still feel incredible shaky and still not eating!! This just has to stop soon!!

I do think they are working as my head feels a little clearer but physically I feel wrong!

The doc thinks it's anxeity causing my problems rather than the sertaline so when I see her Tuesday I think my dose will be increased!

I just want to feel better as next week having to deal with the children myself is terrifying!

I hope everyone is ok x

Why are mornings so hard???
I am waking up at stupid a clock feeling really anxious which then turns into me being physical sick!! I am left really shaky and extremely tired!
This is my 3rd time on this drug and I don't remember it being this hard!!!
I am so close to stopping but I am trying to hold on to the thought that they worked before they can work again!!
I just feel so rubbish and tread bedtime!
This has got to stop soon xx

I hope you feel better soon!
There is nothing worse than feeling sick especially when it interferes with your sleep!

I how's everyone doing? Just realised I've not been on here for a while...

kitty is your sleep improving?

Yes, it's been quiet recently. I haven't taken any mirtazapine for about 5 days, yes I know it's naughty to just stop but I haven't had time to go and pick up the prescription (I wish we could get 3 months worth in one go, would be so much less hassle). Haven't had any side effects that I'm aware of, my sleep surprisingly has been fine. I'm starting to wonder if this drug actually has any effect on me at all, when I was coming off sertraline I did get insomnia but maybe the withdrawal for this isn't as bad.

I'm struggling to do work as I can't get my thoughts down on paper but I don't know if I'd have been like that anyway. But will be picking up my prescription tomorrow, hopefully they will still let me have it as I ordered it nearly 2 weeks ago.

Hi all, mind if I pre-emptively join you?
I was prescribed sertraline last week for depression, but have been oom-ing and ah-ing over whether to start taking it. I did actually tell myself that tonight is definitely it, I will give them a try, but I've gotten cold feet again. I'm a bit scared of starting really. I've a 3month old who's EBF, and even though I've been told it's safe I keep on worrying - what if it's not the right thing to do, what if it messes him up? I am finding it hard to be a good mum right now though, I'm snappy and angry with my 2yo and I do know I need to do something. Part of me hopes that ADs might be it, they'll make everything better...
Hey ho, enough waffling from me.

Ok no longer pre-emptive. Taken my first one tonight.

How are you feeling Tiger?

I picked up my prescription yesterday, I felt very drowsy within about half an hour of taking the mirtazapine but it took me an age to get to sleep, at least a couple of hours. It's the most frustrating thing in the world, feeling so drowsy yet not being able to sleep. I'd forgotten mirtazapine makes me feel like this, eurgh. Think I may have to change if it carries on as it drives me bonkers.

Hi there, I am new to this thread hope you don't mind me joining I am looking for a bit of advice. I was previously on Sertraline 4 years ago for GAD/OCD, it worked wonders for 3 years so I stopped taking it thinking I could do without, 6 months later I crashed. I started on 50mg for 4 weeks after the usual side effects things started to get better around 4 week mark, then I had a blip so increased to 100mg and again was feeling much better for a couple of weeks, then again went downhill so increased to 125mg for another 4 week and again felt much better but yep you can guessed I have now gone back downhill again.... So I have now increased up to 150mg as of Saturday and I'm getting increased anxiety. Has anyone else experienced this before getting to their therapeutic dose?? I don't remeber it taking so long to work the last time

Had some side effects but nothing too bad and they seemed to have gone by late afternoon. Today hasn't been as bad a day (so naturally I'm convinced I'm not depressed after all). Think I'll be taking them about 10 each night and pumping and dumping first thing in the morning to try to minimise how much goes to DS.

That sounds good Tiger. I've felt really bad the past few days, very anxious and tearful. I feel like my life's a mess. I've finally got an appointment through for counselling this week after 7 months waiting so I hope it will make me feel a bit better.

Hi everyone! Can I join in? I went to my GP on Friday and was given Sertraline which I have now been taking for 3 days, so way too early to be getting any effects. I feel abit better for making the decision to do something about the way I've been feeling though. Hoping I won't get any of the horrible side effects though.

Hi all! Room for another? I've been reading through the 1st part of this thread and I have to say it's quite reassuring!

My doctor said I was suffering from GAD and prescribed me a dose of 50mg Sertraline which I only began taking it yesterday. I was wondering if it was possible to feel physical side effects already? Had the worst nights sleep, woke up having a panic attack, didn't know where I was, full headache etc. not to mention just feeling generally anxious and crappy

My doctor said not many people have reported feeling this way after taking it but I've read otherwise on the internet, I just don't know who to believe! If anybody could shed a bit of light I would really appreciate!

Hi everyone and to all the new people on here... Hope you're all doing ok.

Hannah how are you feeling now? I have to admit I started feeling a bit rough within a few hours of taking my first tablet and I had an awful night's sleep for the first couple of days - to be honest I felt so rough that I went down to 25mg (ie broke the tablets in half) for the first week after that, and then my side effects weren't too bad, mainly just feeling a bit dopey and a bit of nausea.

My GP had warned me I might feel a bit sick to start with and for that reason lots of people do start off on half a dose to lessen the effects - I had thought I would go for the whole dose straight away as I wanted them to get working asap, but after a couple of days of feeling really rough I changed my mind!

Maybe see how it goes today and if you feel really horrible, try halving the dose for a few days? Personally I think GP's like to play down side effects so as not to put you off starting....

Sorry pressed post too soon...

Ikea and Tiger - hope you're still feeling ok

Pink I think its normal to have ups and downs in the early weeks, and for your anxiety to increase for a bit when you increase a dose, but personally I've not taken doses that big so I'm just going on what I've heard from other people - I've been taking 50mg for GAD since April last year. I know other people on this thread have taken higher doses so maybe one of them will be along with some better advice....

Thanks for the lovely welcome

Yeah I think I might do that and halve the doses! However anxiety is through the roof as I have emetophobia and they boyfriend rang me this morning saying he's been throwing up all night and after spending time with him yesterday my mind is racing!

Hi all can I join as well, I started taking fluoxetine 20mg ystd and have felt pretty dire all day. Really bad nausea, weepy and anxious. I have taken another one tonight as it seems most people feel crap for the first few days but the thought of feeling like this for weeks on end does not appeal.

Am taking it for panic attacks and anxiety.

Hi all, hope you're all well!
I've been having a good week so far after a horrid down spell before my grandpas funeral. I'm feeling so tired and worn out to the point of feeling dizzy and drowsy at college. Having some serious concentration issues too.
I was wondering if any of you ladies happen to have pcos (polycystic ovarian syndrome) as I was wondering if my depression (finally think I have come to grips with saying I have depression even if i don't always belive it) and anxiety could be due to hormones? I'm at the docs tomorrow for my 1 month check up so I may ask.
Thanks! ??

Hey girlie, stick with it! I just about stopped at the 5 day mark because of the horrid side effects and im so glad I didn't. In the long run it seems to be so worth it I promise.
Good luck and I how you start to feel better asap x

have had a seriously bad night and been throwing up, can't even get my dd to school this morning feel so ill, not going to take any more as the idea was that they helped me function not made me worse. Will speak to gp today about any alternatives though.

May I join this thread?

On week 7 of Sertraline 50mg. It took about 5 weeks before the nausea/dizziness faded and I felt a few glimmers of hope. I then had a good(ish) week, but the last few days I've been very anxious again.

Is it normal to be up and down this way?

I took my first dose on Monday evening and after a horrific night I haven't taken one since. I'm finding it really hard to do so and my family are starting to worry that I'll never take it again and not get better.

I don't know what to do

hannah why not try taking half a tablet for the next few days? I felt awful after taking my first 50mg but was ok on 25

I think I'm going to do that yeah! Even though I'm still a bit nervous haha! Speaking to my GP today so I'll see what he says

Hi all,
Been having a horrible week so far, just constant anxiety for no reason. feeling sick, detached, anxious and just generally shit. I don't know how to get rid of it, the meds were working so well until now. I'm thinking of going to therapy or something, ive done cbt before and it worked well but im just sick of feeling this way.