sorry to keep posting guys but feeling pretty desperate
I’m about 16 days of sertraline 50mg, swapping from citalopram
the past few days have been getting increasingly difficult with worse anxiety and mood. yesterday I had a panick attack and it’s got do bad today I had to send my 5 year old back home to his mum and feel so guilty about it.
I’m really struggling and everyone says to carry on. will it get easier because I dont know how long I can feel like this.
perhaps you need to speak with your gp...by day 8 i was feeling alot better still not 100percent I'm currently on day 16 too....give it another week if still no improvement then speak with gp but you will get better dint give up! your doing great....please keep us informed with how you progress and keeps posting 😁
did you run out of benzo?
Im feeling the same potato as you. Im struggling bad on this so far and dont know what to do anymore.
can you tell me what do you think will happen when you throw in the towel ??if you do that .
hi ya, ive just sent you a message on the other thread as I thought I'd check in with you. i'm so sorry its tough for you right now, it sounds like you're having a super tough time. You can do this though, have you got any diazepam to see you through? Please dont feel guilty about sending your little boy home, you need to put your needs first right now. You are doing all this to get better so that you can be fully functioning for him. I know its hard as I really struggled with that in the beginning, accepting I needed help with the kids. But if your leg was broken you wouldn't feel bad about it & this is no different. Remember it's the meds,you're going on a new one & withdrawing from the old one, it's not you. Try not to feed the anxiety too much, don't try & push it away or anything to stop it, just allow it to be there & carry on (easier said than done I know, i've been trying to for 8 months). could you go out for a drive? or visit someone? or anything to distract yourself. I realise you probably know all this anyway so please dont think im patronising you. You can do this, put yourself first & just do whatever you need to, to get through. Time is what is needed, which when you feel rubbish is awful as I don't know about you but I'm exhausted & fed up with feeling like it, I just want some peace. the way I try to look at it is ... what option have a got but to keep going with the meds? look after yourself. ps sorry for another essay!
I'm glad you are starting to feel better so that's really good! well done x ofcourse I'll keep posting and updating how I get on.
I have a couple of benzo left but they wont give me any more so that sucks. I don't know lois it's just getting so hard it's hard to not worry these aren't gonna work for me you know x
Hey Lois my heart rate is up and blood pressure is up. Im just trying to relax but it is what it is. It seems stimulating this med i hear from some . Im not really feeling well. Thanks!
Sorry to hear your struggling. I am too. At 16 days you are only at the start of your treatment. Like most people who have posted here, I too took 12 weeks or more, at an effective dose, to finally come around. Up to that time I had some really bad days almost all the way to the end. I could see that things were improving and would get my hopes up that I was just around the corner from feeling good and then....wham...I would have a very bad day due to some stressor.
Unfortunately it is a process with no shortcuts for some of us. Today I am struggling too. Nine weeks on 75mg. I suffer from depression and anxiety. Due to some stressor I woke up this morning with some suicidal feelings. Not good considering that I have not had any for almost two weeks. Makes me feel like I'm going backwards, but stopping now is not a good alternative. I know how long it takes to take effect and until I reach that point, changing or stopping now will not achieve anything but more time suffering as I wait for another medication to kick in after weaning off of this one.
I know it's a struggle. I was so close to crisis at week six that I actually tried ketamine infusions hoping that they would help for the short term until the sertaline kicked in. It was expensive and I got some relief but it was too short term lasting only a couple of days after the last infusion. Still, it was worth a shot. Please hold on, it is tough. I will keep you in my prayers...
thank you for your reply claire x it's so difficult to not feel bad as I miss him so much but cant see him because I'm not functioning properly. and the guilt is horrible. I have a few diazipam left but trying to save them because once they run out I wont get any more x
ofcourse I dont think you are patronising me silly 😁 its nice that you are trying to help when you feel so poo yourself x
I completely agree with the way you feel. fed up and exhausted too. it's been 8 months for us both now I think and it's getting pretty difficult x I'm just worried I'm going backwards and not seeing any improvement. it's pretty scary x thank you claire for checking up on me x
gs can you tell me what is the differnce between sertraline and the last ssri you where taking .which one of them to you is the wore?
Well Zoloft seems more stimulating effect on me. I feel wired but tired feeling. Celexa was more sedating. I think i slept better on celexa but always tired.
anxiety has to be combated with sedating ssris.as anxiety Symptoms are an upper while the Depression is a downer.that wired feeling happen to me on effexor.it was horrible i felt like i was in a bad tripp that never went away.
hey potato! do you find this med stimulating at all?
I'm not too sure gs
guilt is one of my triggers so I do understand, but as hard as it is you have to put yourself first. i know you're trying to conserve your diazepam supply but it sounds like you've had a hell of a time & could do with a bit of respite so I would use one or could you take a half? I don't know what strength you have though? I ended up with a load of Diazepam as the GP gave me some & then the A&E doctor gave me more as I think he just wanted to get rid of me. They gave me 5mg but they were too strong & would knock me out so I had to halve them. you're thinking is a just a symptom of your anxiety, imagine what you would say to someone in your position & think of all the supportive things you would say to them & say it to yourself. you're not going backwards at all, it probably feels like it but you've actually moved forwards, as you're now further forward with both your Citalopram withdrawal & you're sertraline start up so you're getting nearer to the end goal even if it's not in sight yet. Forward is forward. i hope you get some rest.
his mum gave me a really hard time over it too so that didn't help much 😓 I felt guilty enough x it's horrible isn't it feeling guilty when it comes to your little ones x I've got 5mg but only take half like you. not because it makes me feel too bad just really tired and I don't like falling asleep and getting that panick when you wake up lol.
that's a good way to look at it actually I would be a lot more positive if I was giving someone else advise about what to do so I might try doing that. thank you again for checking up on me I do really appreciate it x its sweet of you. I haven't asked how you are doing atm?
I keep telling myself it's one day closer to feeling better but that goes out the window on days like today lol x
Been there two weeks ago but feeling much better now as I finish my fourth week on 50 mg. As you know, many users have reported the same side effects on here. There's nothing easy about this period. It plain sucks. My anxiety was so bad, I felt constantly on edge. During week three or four you probably will see moments where the anxiety lifts before it descends again. Kind of on and off. I know how you feel. I made it through it, you can too! Don't be surprised if you get a really good day just to go back to another bad day. I wouldn't draw any conclusions until week six. Rather, until then you should remain hopeful. Chances are you will be much improved.
Good luck, man!
Yeah lois that sounds like me. Wired and tired which doesnt help my situation at all. Thanks!