I was prescribed diazepam a few weeks back for a panic attack and severe stress / anxiety (quick extreme loss of temper too) anyway was taking 2mg diazepam each am when woke up and was feeling fab, sleeping and no loss of temper then doctor said I can't stay on them so prescribed amitriptoline excuse the spelling and after one dose I had to give it up due to feeling drunk 18 hours later, unfit for work and horrible nightmare the same night so he has now put me on sertraline, I have taken my first this morning (half of 50mg) as I'm scared shirtless of getting a side effect. Can anyone telle how long before the side effects will start and what they are liable of being, also I have diazepam in the cupboard so it it worth me taking it until the sertraline kicks in (how long will that take) sorry but my doctors is closed and I woke up this am with the determination to get myself sorted instead of leaving the sertraline sat on side looking at me. I took it 30 min ago and I don't know if it's the meds or anxiety but my head feels funny and I don't like it.
I felt side affects really quite soon within a few hours, I remember reading though that side affects are good and they mean the meds may work well. Who knows but it helped me through the first weeks. I did take diazepam for the first couple of weeks as needed until the sert had settled in.
I took my first sertraline tablet 4 days ago and the side effects took about a hour or 2 to kick in and have been led in bed for the last 4 days due to feeling ill from the side effects but All I keep in my head is that the side effects shouldn't last no more then 2 weeks so just going to fight through them. Sertraline can take a few weeks to work. I have been given 2mg of diazepam for if and when I need it which I didn't till last night when My arm went all achy so it caused a panic attack. Really hope the side effects are not to bad for you.
Natalie how often did you take diazepam and what dose was you prescribed if you don't mind me asking. As I have 2mg but scared I get addicted
Me too I was petrified and I did go through a whole pack and my doc was reluctant to give me another script but she did and I have only had one tablet out of it probably 2-3 weeks ago now as my anxiety was through the roof I only ever took once during the day other than that just at night before bed. I too was so worried about getting addicted but had no problems just not taking anymore once I felt good. I have 3mg tablets.
Thanks for the reply. I think I'm going to keep taking my diazepam each morning just to keep on top of it. Can i ask what mg sertraline your on?
Many thanks for your reply. Could you tell me how long it took and at what mg for you to feel better?
Was on 50mg for 4 weeks and now on 75mg for close to 3 weeks
Whoops thought you were asking me lol
I was the same with the diazepam but was taking 2mg every morning if I needed it or not to prevent the attacks etc and I did have a week off and didn't feel as though I was having withdrawl symptoms or anything. I was told though not sure how true i is bu 2mg once a day is hard to get addicted to. I was prescribed it 3x a day but only took it once in am and as I say felt great and wish my doc would let me stay on in but hey ho I have a cabinet like a pharmacy trying to find an AD that will agree with me.
I was able to function after a few weeks my biggest thing was more anxiety which was hard by 4 weeks I saw tiny improvements and by 6 weeks I was great !!! 3 years ago I went on sert for 6 months and it only took 3 weeks to work that time.
Lol its ok would have been asking you too in a comment lol. I have been prescribed 50mg but have split it as Im am petrified of not feeling normal (whatever that is) and not being able to function right or work. My face is feeling funny I'm certain of it lol.
Can i ask you all did you take it am or pm??? I was reading net (worse thing I think I did looking at all bad reviews etc) and some Said it made them tired and others were saying it prevented sleep so they took it am. Intently don't need sleep I'm half gone by 6pm as it is which again was never like me I used to be full of life.
I guess unfortunately we already suffer with anxiety or depression so when we take drugs for it we stress even more I know I certainly did, I never thought I would be back to normal but I am !!!! 7 weeks ago I had a huge nervous breakdown only way I could describe it. 6 months of huge stress boiled over now 7 weeks on it is not worrying me and I think everything will work out whereas 7 weeks ago nothing could work out and I had a million thoughts in my head constantly !
Can i ask what effects these were please? Nausea headache or fuzzy head etc I'm thinking allsorts right now I'm imagining myself laid there for a week being sick all over head pounding uncontrollable shaking and seizures. This is why I don't like medication especially when I found somethin that had no side effects except calming me down. Think I may need to take a diazepam before I give myself a panic attack :-(
I have always taken in the morning I do suffer from insomnia for the first 6 weeks or so but that's where the other drugs helped.
google is the enemy with meds cause no one gos on to say they feel great you only see the bad things. I have made a Pledge that I will stay on here this time and not disappear like everyone else once they are well
Sounds like me, unfortunately I don't like talking about things so I have spent years bottling up deceitful relationship and wrecked marriage and general stresses etc. I finally prove down and ended up in a and e with what they said was a panic attack. I really am starting to worryore though now incase I start being ill or collapse or something I know it's probably not going to happen but I feel I'm arguing with m own thoughts if that makes sense. As though my heads thinking it's own thoughts trying to scare me and I'm trying to tell it not to lol. I'm not cookoo I know what I mean I just find it hard to describe lol 😂
Oh god I hear ya !!!!! You lose your rational thinking. I think the diazepam is there for a reason and if you need it take it
Thanks ☺ I think if we didn't have smart phones and laptops etc etc we wouldn't be half as weary about trying new things that are meant to help. But it's same as anythin most people only review somethin if it's bad and so all I keep finding is bad. I think I will just keep on here and that way hopefully I'll get through it and manage to take it long enough to help. Thanks for this, I feel like a right pest x
Don't be silly happy to listen or chat anytime although I am in Australia and it's late so heading to bed soon lol.