Well I’ve gone and done it…

[ShoresLaker]

I’ve been to my GP this morning and have been prescribed Sertraline. Dr also said it would help me if I took time off work and self certificated this week.
So that’s what I’ve done and I’ve just told work. It’s not something I’d usually do, I’ve always pushed through but feel so crap I don’t feel I could.

Im not feeling as guilty as f as I know they are busy and I’m feeling guilty!

Please can someone give me a kick up the behind! I hate feeling like this.

Oh also I’m so worried what my colleagues think. Why the hell I’m like this for, seriously driving myself nuts!

What do you do? It sounds sensible to me. You’ve taken a really positive step to helping yourself. It sounds like you have maybe been too busy worrying about other people to do this previously.

I'm you about 2 months further on - I was prescribed sertraline early January.

It isn't a quick fix (or certainly hasn't been for me) so you may need some more time off work, especially if work is one of your triggers.

I'm starting to feel better in some ways, but there are some side effects and I have better days and worse days.

I hope you starting feeling better really soon 😊

Well done for recognising it and taking those first steps. You are ill, don’t feel bad for being off, you need it.

Thanks for your support everyone. I do think I’ve considered other people before myself. I just wish I wasn’t like that. It is a positive step and one I know I needed to make.

@Iamclearlyamug My husband feels a week of work won’t do anything, can I ask how long you took off work before you felt a bit of improvement?