24 Days Into Taking Sertraline - Was doing well, now very low again. Help!?

Mental health
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Hello

Started taking sertraline 24 days ago for anxiety and low mood. The first 5-6 days were Hell, anxiety was much worse and lots of physical side effects. My GP had to give me beta blockers to help take the panic away. I was desperate to stop but I stuck with it.

I started to notice an improvement from about Day 10 onwards, and Days 16 - 21 were much better. Felt more like myself, felt clearer headed and started to feel a real loving connection to my husband again (one of the worst symptoms of my anxiety/depression was that I suddenly felt nothing towards him, and wanted to leave him).

But for the last 3 days I feel I'm almost back at square one. I feel very low inside, and hopeless again. Again when I look at my husband I just feel anxious and that I never want to see him again. Basically just all the same old crap that made me realise I needed ADs a month ago.

I don't understand what's happening, or why the sertraline is acting like this? How can I trust its effectiveness if it can start to work and then stop again?

Does anyone have any advice, and has anyone else felt like this?

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Hi

Sorry to see your post,I don't know anything about this drug I do know they can take a while to kick in which you seem to have got through,But why they have reversed don't know maybe a little blip have you had some stress or anything that could have cased it,if not go back to GP and don't think you are a trouble that's what they are there for and if no result can you see another one in the practice.Good Luck and let us know how it goes.Take Care

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Sorry to come on again but I suppose you know there is a forum for that drug, maybe some help there.

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Could this jut be what they call a "Blip" day. I know you can have bad days, hel I been thru them myself