Hey Suzie how have you been? 100%better yet?
Taylor, haven't heard from you for awhile. How are you doing? Hope you're doing a lot better. Xx
Hello GodsServant, I am doing WAY better than I started but not 100% yet just taking all the improvements as I come. I still have bad days, moments and hours. My appetite came back and I gained weight ! I sleep pretty great. I increased from 50 to 75mg for three weeks and now I am on 100mg for two months to see how this plays out. My anxiety has been reduced quite a lot but unfortunately still lingering a lot and like to smack me hard sometimes but the level of deepeness that it gets to isn't how it used to be. I can function like a normal person now but just hoping that with more time on the 100 or an increase will take care of the random sadness I feel and anxiety that sometimes bubbles up, and make it so I can just have anxiety in situational matters. I'm not completely my old self but I feel very in touch with it. All in all my anxiety has been reduced I would say maybe 60% on very good days I see 80%. Everyday is still different just waiting to level out I guess ! How are you doing ?!
Taylor, soooo good to hear this from you!!! I figured you were better - most folks get better and aren't here often - completely understandable.
You are definitely on your way to getting better! You will be like 85-95% normal in a few months. Remeber, depression is the last to go and then numbness and true sadness comes in for a bit. Feb 17 would officially 3 months for me and I'm doing as good as can be! Also, try not to get stress, as you will find, stress is a setback. Also, try not to be HALT (Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired) and oh yeah, you will feel more anxious or depressed during the monthly lady's holiday because of all the hormones acting up during that time, so get plenty of rest and be gentle with yourself. Xx
Thanks so much! I am happy for you too! What mg are you on???
100mg. I was on 150mg very briefly for 2 weeks but then I went back down to 100mg. Actually, Feb 19 would be officially 3 months for me since I restarted officially on Nov 19. I think 100mg is a good dose for me.
You feel no anxiety or sadness on 100mg?
No anxiety. I felt sad for awhile. But what I do noticed is that after being on sert for awhile my feelings become very muted. But then after a couple of weeks off the med I find my emotions all over the place again. I would be on then edge, anything small thing would bring about a sense of annoyance and set me going...fuming or seething in anger. It's as if all those feelings I had bottled up while I was on the med all come bubbling and poring out. But I don't intend to return to this phase because I don't intend to ever get off my med. The scariest thing about this illness is that no matter how much distance I I try to put between myself and it, I could easily fall back into an attack in a matter of weeks if I am off my med even if I had been normal and well for a couple of years (while I was on med, of course). Xx.
I'm reading over this discussion, and have a question for you taylor41... when did you decide it was time to increase to 75mg and so on? This is my fourth week on 50mg, and I had a good week last week, then seem to be getting anxiety again this week. I figured I need to wait it out a few more weeks, maybe up to 8 or more. I want 50 to be enough but am wondering if it will be.
I would give 50mg another week or two, I gave each dose at least 3 weeks and if I wasn't get closer to being myself again with each dose increase I would up the dose as my side effects weren't bad. Remember this journey is rocky so you will have setbacks, I still have them
Hi Taylor41,
I hope you are doing well.I was wondering if you are still on Zoloft and also how long it took you all together to feel better. i am on Zoloft and have been on it for two months. I still don't feel like myself. I have had some good days but i have had bad days more. Recently,I had a good week then yesterday and today my depression came back and my anxiety seems to want to come back too. I was on 25 mg for 12 days, 50mg for 8 weeks and now 75mg for 10 days. I don't know if i should stay on this med. Any information is appreciated. Thank you
hi taylor-
i know you haven't posted for over a year but i just came across your story. mine is freakishly similar and wanted to get some answers. did you figure what worked best for you and your anxiety? did you stick with sertraline? i am at about the 8/9 week mark and i'm feeling very similar. i feel just "ok" and still am having some panic attacks. i also feel irritable and anxious throughout the day. i have, however, improved on my motivation. i am able to get out of bed in the morning and continue with my normal routine. i just don't feel 100% myself. any advice is very helpful! thanks