Sertraline - anxiety and depression

[Tea1]

Morning all,
I'm 3 weeks into starting sertraline 50mg, anxiety got the better of me, I've hardly left my house and that's only with someone with me. All I seem to do is drink tea all day, l never used to drink tea, I cannot sleep until after 2am and cannot be bothered with myself, washing hair etc. I've been signed off work since 18th February and I cannot stop worrying about absolutely everything all day.. anyone else in this situation?

Hi Tea1,

I have just started Sertraline too. I am currently on 25mg to start me off but going up to 50mg tomorrow.

Have you noticed any improvement at all over the past 3 weeks?

I can really sympathise with how you are feeling, my anxiety is horrendous and I am really struggling to function day to day but have 2 kids under 6 so having to get myself out, school run etc.

I really hope you start to feel better soon.

I’ve just started on sertraline whilst also a change in job and move to full time, I’ve come looking for some advice because I feel like I’m losing the plot completely. I’m on my third week. Feel totally detached from the world and like I’m not really existing, which is so surreal. I’m hoping like you that it will suddenly get better?

I’m on week 8 and it does get better. There are quite a few sertraline threads on here and everyone seems to improve at different rates. To be honest my mood has improved more quickly than my anxiety but I am just starting to feel as if I can separate the physical symptoms from my emotional response to them, if that makes sense. I’ve been doing a lot of meditation and mindfulness exercises, which have helped with this I think.

Sorry for late reply, I seem to wake up a lot around this time, this has happened for past week.. First 2 weeks I was very sleepy and had no problem dropping off around 10:30-11:00. It's reassuring to know im are not alone,I feel I've totally lost my mind too...
in answer to some questions, the only difference I've noticed is that in less tearful, and anxiety has got a little worse, but like some have said everyone is different at how the tablet affect people.. I find driving very difficult.. like I'm on auto pilot..I had a doctors appointment this morning and how I got out of the door I don't know.. then driving I went the opposite direction to the docs! Head is all over, to you that dealing with this whilst looking after young children U ARE AMAZING!! I know as parents we just get on with it Bla Bla Bla but I really feel for u. Must be so difficult.. my children are bother over 17 so it's abit less pressure..
so at the doctors I've been given another 4 weeks sick note.. this has worried me more( as crazy as it sounds) to the lady that's starting full time role... when is your first day?

Sending hugs to you all xx

How has everyone been getting on? X

Hi Tea,

I am very up and down. I have started to have some moments of feeling a bit more like my old self. Seems to be in the evenings. I take the tablet first thing so not sure if that makes a difference. So last night I went out with a couple of friends and felt ok and actually quite enjoyed myself for the first time in a long time. Woke up this morning and back to awful anxiety again. However hoping that the occasional calmer moments might mean that the tablets are starting to do something.

How are you feeling today? Do you have any support around you?

Hi there,

It's a good step forward for you to go out and socialize, well done you.
I'm abit like you mentioned, points in the day when I feel ok then anxious/worrying points more so in the morning, which is frustrating.

I'm going I try steps of getting out of the house tomorrow (well today as it's already 1am) gosh these sleeping patterns are annoying.. I'm absolutely wide awake.

As for support I have my name down for some counseling and I have a couple of friends that understand what's happening to me, but a lot of my friends I don't wish I tell, don't really know why, maybe because I want to be left alone and also some of them I don't want them worrying over me

Xx