Upping sertraline

[Mummyrj18]

Hey I've posted here last week about relationship ocd, and struggling with intrusive thoughts. I've been trying to power through, and went to my doctor who has increased my sertraline from 100mg to 150mg over the past three days....but I feel so desperately low I'm struggling to do anything. I know sometimes sertraline can make you worse before better. Any positive experiences or words of hope ... want to get back to feeling myself, can't bear feeling like this X

I'm on 200mg, have never had any side effects when I've increased my dose, but it does take a few weeks to notice the difference. I hope things start to feel better for you soon 💐

Keep talking to your doctor, and ask for a medication review in a month or so. If it's still not helping much, you can move up a dose, or potentially try other/additional medicines

Thank you both , just hate feeling this way....started as an ocd spiral now my mood just feels so low. Trying to remember I've been through a similar time before but it so hard to see my way out of it x

In terms of OCD, there are different medications you can try, but you could also talk to GP about ERP therapy if you haven't already x

Thank you , I feel nervous trying new drugs in case I feel worse. Sertraline has generally worked in the past, just feel like every positive thought is followed by a negative that makes me panic. I did have a bit of erp a while ago but I can't even think straight of how to put it into practice ... and my head telling me this time it's different 😢

I'm sorry, I know it's super hard. I hope that your increased dose helps soon, but if not then definitely keep in touch with GP and mental health team. There are lots of things to try that might help xx

Hi op
Ive just restarted Sertraline for intrusive thoughts. It’s horrible waiting for it to work isn’t it?
Im trying to find someone to do ERP with. Who did you use please?

I was referred by my doctor to a local mental health place that gave me 8 sessions xx
Today is the hardest day yet really struggling x

I’m really sorry you’re struggling with such bad intrusive thoughts. I’m not doing well either. I might pay to see a psychiatrist or psychologist as I’m not getting better on my own. I’ll give you my number [number redacted by MNHQ] and you can message me if you like. See if our struggles are similar. Maybe we could say something that helps one another.