Overwhelmed

[Mamadothe]

Hi Everyone,

I’m a recently single mum of a 3 and 10 year old. I work full time (from home currently) and have my kids 80% of the time (their Dad works long hours).
I’ve suffered with depression and anxiety since my eldest was born and this has being made worse after my separation and covid. I am seeing a therapist but it’s going to be a long process, as he is trying to get to the route of stuff.
I’m on 150mg of sertraline and have being for a year now but I still just feel so overwhelmed with everything. I can’t concentrate, my memory is awful, I have no energy or motivation to do anything and just feel that everything is getting on top of me. I need to lose weight but use food as a coping mechanism, I need to get out of debt but also spend as a coping mechanism.
I feel as though I’m struggling in most areas of my life.
Not really sure what I’m asking really

I found sertraline affected my memory and motivation. Would you consider a different one? I take citalopram which helps with focus and motivation.

When I was taking sertraline, I started making improvements when I stopped trying to do so much (actually I was signed off for 4 weeks), joined some exercise classes (maybe online?) and did healthy meal planning. I then felt lots better, although keeping it up a few months after I got back to work was hard.

Re spending I feel your pain. I find paying some debts as soon as I get paid helps. I worked out where I was frittering. I now splurdge every 2-3 months so it is some improvement!

I am sure speaking to your therapist will help.