First day back at work today even though i got the flu last night and feel like death i have been so positive, fantastic feeling except the flu lol. People have said how outspoken i am now in a good way i was laughing and just being a complete idiot hahahaha. Obviously its starting to work ive been in the office today catching up on a few bits but as i work in the private sector out in the field it was a relife to be in the warmth as i feel dreadful from this flu but amazing at the same time its crazy ...... 6 weeks ago i couldn't focus i couldn't speak and i couldn't walk anywere without that horrible anxiety in my stomach and just shaking everyday. I have also quit drinking only drank on a saturday afternoon with the football and 2 or 3 after work friday but not touched a drop for 7 weeks so im cutting little things out bit by bit.
It's so good to hear u so positive , I'm on week 5 an in myself is feeling so better I'm liking the new me slowly, I'm the same with the drinking just one or 2 drinks a week , can I ask what dosage are you on and have ur GP upped urs anytime ??
50mg since i started the doctor wants me to stay on this for another 2 to 3 weeks and if im getting even better than she said there will be no point in upping the dose. A friend at work said today that his wife was on these a few years ago and they took 2 to 3 months to start back to being normal so he said just carry on as they worked amazing after 3 months with her and got her life back and she weaned off them over 3 months and has never needed one since. Shes a new person thanks to the sertraline
that's great to hear you are feeling better now and been able to return to work as well, things are looking up for you and i am glad, i remember your first post when you were explaining about you not being able to concentrate or talk etc and gonig out into public was a problem for you also, what a difference a few weeks and the right medication can make, i'm the same with mine, i couldn't rate sertraline enough, it's really helped me out and the relief i get not waking up in the morning with the dreaded blues hanging over me, i have a big smile on my face now and no one is happier about that then me and my boyfriend, it's made our relationship so much better :-) keep the positive thoughts and take care :-)
Thanks for the reply.. Honestly some days i think its the best tablet in the world then some days it feels like its done nothing so i love to think its starting to hit the spot.
yes, that's what it's like to start with, you will be quite up and down start with, and you will probably have doubts thinking that it's doing nothing for you and you are always going to be like this, you are not always going to be like this, in a few more weeks, your good days will go from few andfar between to more and more regular :-)
So happy to hear you're feeling better, long may it continue I've been routing around for experiences like yours as I'm just in week 5 and I've yet to really feel an improvement.
Was there a time/dosage when you really noticed a difference? I had bad anxiety this morning walking along a busy main rd and I'm wondering if it's because I've upped to 75mg on Saturday. I wonder if with each increase there's increased anxiety?
I had a day here and there from week 4 what felt amazing then felt like its not working again then last 2 days have been positive im on 50mgs since i started so not sure about the increase but i have heard it does set you back a little. My doctor has been very sceptical with these tablets basicly she said stay on a dose of 50mgs for 8 weeks to see if that works then after 8 weeks if no improvement up the dose. She told me that many people are told to up there dose after 3 or 4 weeks and in that time it will not work anyway so people have to go through side effects again which in turn sets them back again. Thats why im staying at 8 weeks to see and at the moment i feel positive that there starting to work. A friend of myn told me his wife was on these and they took 2 to 3 months to work and she stayed at 50mgs even though they felt like they wasnt working and then it hit her like wow this feels amazing so stick with it.
Yea I was thinking all that myself...that maybe I'm upping too early. I think it's just because you read about ppl seeing an Improvement within a few weeks.
I rang my gp but spoke to one I'd not seen about this and he was just like "yes, try 100mg then, or go with 50mg one day and 100mg the next if you're wary of increasing"! Which sounds totally wrong to me - too inconsistent. I suppose I've started the 75 now which isnt a huge increase so prob best sticking to that and if I will give it full 8 wks before reviewing. I forget that for my first wk I only took 25mg and by all accounts that does nothing so I'm probably more at the week 4 stage than 5.
Yeah 100 one day then 50 the next seems like a disaster waiting to happen. Some doctors havnt got a clue stay on the dose your comfatable with for 8 weeks then increase if not feeling better. Thats what im doing and its starting to work its just set me back with the flu feel so weak and shaky
drink was my downfall - i aint drank for years-the uk is OBSESSED with drink.10 of my mates (m+f) have died thro drink.So many people in these forums "medicate" themselves with drink.It just masks any problems u have.Also many AD dont mix with drink-sertraline being one.!
Just one more thing the feeling of walking down the street and panicking i still have days like that so dont worry it will fade as ive been told it does. I still feel dreamy like state sometimes when im talking to someone too but thats starting to fade so sertraline is good at those things
Yeah drinking doesnt bother me at all i just liked a few on a weekend with the football, never drank on in the week. Ive had beer in my fridge for nearly 8 weeks now that i havnt touched and saving it till Christmas as i will have a few then give up for good i think as im not an alcoholic or dependent so whats the point in drinking. I just want to give up the fags i hate smoking but its so hard
alcohol is a massive depressant anyway on it's own, i only ever drink at weekends and in moderation, not worth the set back it could potentially cause, i used to be a big binge drinker in my younger years at weekends and i have suffered from depression most of my adult life, i wonder why!!! i'm now wiser with age!!
I've been routing around for experiences like yours as I'm just in week 5 and I've yet to really feel an improvement.