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

[Chuffchuff]

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

Oh no Sadmumma! That's rubbish, I bet you're exhausted!

Is it waking up throughout the night or getting to sleep that's the problem?

I'm OK, slept fairly well considering I was worrying so much. Got a headache and some dizziness this morning, but not too bad,

It is waking up in the night. I slept 6-8 then 10-12 and then various 20 min slots until morning so hopefully around 6 hours but it is debilitating. I only slept if I had a talk podcast going on in my ear. I watched broadchurch on my iPad at some point.
I've taken half a 50mg this morning as I have a 3 hour drive to Birmingham tomorrow and don't want to be in full on nausea mode. Today is day 2. I've a bit of diarrhoea and my mouth is very dry. But no sicky feeling or jaw clenching yet. Does that come later? I'll take another half dose tomorrow.

You are also on Day 2 Oleg I believe? Glad you had a goodish night. Well done!

Shit I feel so bad. Like I need to run and hide. I'm scared but not sure what of. Myself? If I stay any longer I'm going to fuck everything up

I am taking mine at night after feeling dizzy and lightheaded when I took them in the morning. Still not sleeping tho not sure if that is meds; had dry mouth too but thought that was an after effect not a side effect, just take a bottle of water wherever I go and it is ok now. Struggling today after lack of sleep and f*ckwit dh stressing everyone out because he thought his time was better spent making a flask of hot coffee for him than helping dd get ready so waking me up to do that!!!!

oh Ourglass, poor you. Are you on Setraliine? for how long have you been on it (if you are)? You won't fuck everything up. Take things one minute at a time. That is what I am doing. When at home I lie down in bed a lot, then get up and do something, then back to lie down again. Have to work for three hours this afternoon and that is just about all I can manage. Do keep resting.

Carbonel - how long have you been on Setraline? Am wondering if I should take in the evening. I really was hoping that this would help me sleep but perhaps if it takes the anxiety away (eventually) then that will be the result. Not sure what is the difference between an after effect or a side effect. I've just noticed that my mouth is very dry today and I'm drinking loads so presumed this was as a result of starting on Setraline yesterday.

Day 2 of sertraline for me, so calling in for some support. I have nausea, stiff jaw and feel spaced out. It's not too bad so far, I'm off work and trying to keep busy this week. I'm still not sure if taking them is the right thing for me, although I'm desperately keen to feel calmer and happier, and I can get that, I'll carry on.

Glad to have found this thread, reassuring to read other's experiences. Thank you.

Am wondering if I should take in the evening

That's what I'd recommend, and what I'm doing with my fluoxetine.

ourglass/ carbonel/sadmumma/GreatGardenstuff - sorry to hear you are still struggling with the side effects - trust me, it will pass.

Apart from the inevitable dry mouth, and having to have a fifteen minute microsleep in the lavs at work, I seem to doing OK. Sorry.

Will have been taking A-Ds for twenty-one years in May 2015 so I should know what I am doing by now...

Feel free to call me a lucky bastard if you find it therapeutic!

Cat - thank you. The dry mouth is revolting. And you say it is still there after 21 years? Wowee. The nasty metallic taste in my mouth is putting me off drinking tea and I adore tea. Guessing I might lose some weight as I have no appetite at all. Will that come back?

GreatGarden - we are both on Day 2. I look forward to hearing how you get on. I haven't had nausea or stiff jaw, but I have felt very anxious and frightened today and have lost my appetite. And I have a wee bit of diarrhoea. I grabbed two 30 minute sleeps today. Am dreading tonight and lying awake for hours on end again. Good luck to you. Let's see how Day 3 goes....

I am on day 9 now. After effect refers to suicide attempt that ended up with me in hospital. Thought the dry mouth related to that not the sertraline. Apart from still not sleeping I have no adverse effects now. Would be nice if the positive effects would start to kick in big time but still a while to wait I guess.

I've been taking my Sertraline 25mg for a while now but still need to bring myself to take the 50mg.

I've found myself feeling a lot better on the 25mg but the past couple of days my stomach has been feeling funny and now I'm back to my anxious state again :/

Did anyone else have days like this? Need reassurance!

The dry mouth is revolting And you say it is still there after 21 years?

I only get it when I switch medications - it was far, far worse on tricyclics....ugh...the dry mouth feeling, and metallic taste should pass when the nausea feeling does

After effect refers to suicide attempt that ended up with me in hospital.

Awwww, Sorry...

Yes sadmumma I'm also on Day 2.

Funny taste in my mouth all day and some food has tasted funny- including my beloved hot chocolate (not a tea drinker).

But I haven't really had any other side effects yet, brief spell of headache and dizziness aside. Went out to the shops and still got my panicky feelings until I got back home. :-(

Hope everyone else is feeling OK :-)

I'm in bed now with a hot water bottle, i was feeling very shivery and tense. I seem to feel quite lively in the morning after I've taken it, but lose focus as the day goes on. We'll see what day 3 brings, Sadmumma and Oleg, hope you sleep well.

Oh, meant to add, camomile tea is working for me. I've gone right off cold drinks.

Hi all - not been on here for a while then noticed how busy it's got!

Hope everyone's feeling ok & hi to everyone who's just joined the thread

nowitsenough good to hear from you ... Can't keep up with the name changes though . I'm ok thanks, still on 50mg and feeling ok overall. Still have days when I feel a bit off kilter, but overall much less anxious than I used to be. Not planning on coming off the meds any time soon; side effects are pretty much non-existent now and I never get my hideous pmt anymore. I assume if I stopped the meds that would come back, which would be awful. Anyway, really sorry to hear you're feeling low, and about your mum. I will be keeping everything crossed for you for good news.

And to others on here going through the initial side effects - stick with it, if is worth it. Think of each day as another one closer to feeling better . I had just about every one going at the start but they did all go. If it's really early days and you're feeling completely crap, just be kind to yourself, get as much rest as you can and sleep when you can. I used to drink <a class="break-all" href="//hwww.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=261251602" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this tea to help me relax & sleep at night to start with and it really used to seem to help. I also found eating little and often helped with the nausea, a bit like with morning sickness..

Hi Chuffchuff Sorry about the name changes, I get to a point where I feel I've outed myself too much on MN and feel I have to change my name (paranoid much, moi?) Anyway, I agree about the PMT having gone, I don't get it either, not as before, although I am surprised when it is that totm and realise that's why I hated my dh so much in the last few days

Glad you're coping okay on your dose. I wonder why my gp wants me off them. I have an appointment with her on 6th march anyway, so I'll see what she says. I don't know what to do really. I feel very down still, not sure any AD is going to touch that?

I have no side effects at all, except that when we dtd I find it difficult to climax It seems to take a long long time.

I spoke to my mum today, she's not feeling too bad, but hasn't got an appointment for this week, she has her MRI scan next week, the week after will go in to discuss what they plan to do and the week after that hopefully they will operate. I know that's not long to wait, but I'm worried the cancer is growing with every day she has to wait

Please may I join this thread?

I've been anxious and depressed since DC3 was born a year ago. Didn't seek help until October when I was prescribed Citalopram, which didn't work for me.

My Dr switched me to Sertraline, 50mg, 11 weeks ago. After an awful 4/5 weeks, I think I had maybe 1 decent week before sinking again. Dr upped dose to 100mg about 6 weeks ago, which I was too scared to take, so remained on 50mg.

This past week, I'm even lower, so Dr advised to up to the 100mg and that the side effects shouldn't be as awful.

I'm set to take my first 100mg tablet tonight and terrified.

I'm set to take my first 100mg tablet tonight and terrified.

Don't be scared - the more Sertraline levels build up in your blood and brain, the less obtrusive the side affects will be, and the chances of mood recurrence diminishes. You could alternate between 50mg and 100mg each day if you have both tablet dosages.

Hope this helps.

I'm worried about when I get a new job I'll be criticised and fired quite quickly.
That has happened quite a lot before.... I feel like I'm no good at anything and that I'll never reach my potential

Can I join please, I started on 50mg then went up to 100mg.

3 weeks ago I took an overdose which had me admitted into hospital on a general ward. I was on a drip and closely monitored. Since then been on sertraline with a 7.5mg of zimovane.

Really struggling today for some reason.

Hope everyone is ok today. I had a bit of a melt down this am so dh came home from work but doesn't understand so is now passed off with me for dragging him home when it was such a simple thing. I wish he could spend even an hour in my shoes so he has some inkling of the depth of fatigue and lack of energy. He tries to help with words like "can you just do x" or " have a look at doing what little jobs need it around the house" but even the thought is too much. Just waiting for the pills to (hopefully) kick in - day 12 today ...

Oh goodness, day 12 and pills still haven't kicked in for you Carbonnel. That doesn't sound good. I'm on Day 4 and I really want this pain to disappear. Some say it takes 2 weeks, some say 4 weeks. I don't know if I will last that long.

I took a 25mg dose (half a 50mg) at 12.30 yesterday. I was taking my daughter to an interview 3 hours' drive away and I didn't want to feel awful driving so on Day 2 and Day 3 I took a half dose. I noticed that I felt very dizzy in the night. I didn't sleep brilliantly: 10pm - 2am and then fitfully until morning, but very dizzy, like drunk. I've just taken a 50mg dose now (11am). I'm not sure if I feel tired because of the pills or because of lack of sleep. My appetite has virtually disappeared. Still feeling anxious. So feeling for you all. I was walking around the city yesterday and wondering how many people were on ADs.

How are you all today esp other Day 4 people?

Piper - here's some for you. Hope you feel better soon xx

Chuffchuff - the link to the tea product you recommended doesn't work for me. What is the product called please? Thanks