Well I am on day 6 now of taking 25mgs of Sertaline and felling up and down. Today was the first day I woke up without the knot in the tummy. Sounds crazy but it felt strange not having it. I'm feeling quiet calm but I keep waiting for the anxiety to creep back. I felt a bit light headed earlier so said to the kids... Right bikes.. let's go for a cycle. I did feel good after that. Just hoping it lasts.
My worry is - it is early days yet and the first few days I had the high anxiety and light headed. So I'm hoping this is the end of the side effects and it starts working soon.
Thoughts welcome. We all like a bit of support Jay X
It sounds like it HAS started working. Arent' we all strange....we feel terrible and we worry, then we feel better and we worry? Enjoy each day as it comes, enjoy your family and the cycle rides, waking up feeling calm and optimistic.
Looking back = regret....looking forward = anxiety. I believe there is a verse in the bible that says it best. "This is the day that the lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it". Works for me. My sister loves that verse, so I hear it a lot.
When first started taking sertraline 50mg I had lightheaded episodes now and then. Whether this was due to my system adapting to the medication or residual anxiety symptom I don't know.
What I do know is waiting for "the other shoe to drop" so to speak, ie, monitoring your body/emotions for fear or your problems returning, will open the door to them.
As Cia so wisely advises. We should live in the here and now, in the moment
I took 50mg SERTRALINE today. yesterday i took 5 mg of lexapro i am doing a straight switch over from lexapro to sertraline in 1 day without detox . i always change ssri meds this way but dont try it to another class like snri . The 50MG i took at 6 am has not given me any side effects , so fngers crossed could be a cool straight tapper . the lexapro had pooped out i was on 10mg but reduces to 5mg weeks ago has i no the signs of a failing med .Remmission drops to low level depression and anxiety with aches and pains , TIME to move on so use stringing out a dead med
6 days is quick , but dont knock it you will need to move up to 50mg has the 25mg is just to get the med up an running its a very low dose . 4 -5 weeks should be feeling good if woring
I'm really scared of Iping the doze as ssri's haven't really worked well for me in the past. I'm hoping this is the one for me. I look at the pills and can't believe something so small can do all this to our brains..
you have to get through the bad , thats the reason you took the med , prozac a different med took 12 weeks to work on me i was sick all time. then 1 day the sun came out and all the colours of the rainbow was in my brain , well worth the wait
I think it has started working! I woke up the morning before last without that knot and I worried so much about the anxiety coming back that it actually came back. I hate the feeling and I can't wait for the days to come that this doesn't happen anymore
it has started working but to be honest it does not guarantee smooth sailing. You are likely to have ups and downs for a few weeks still, but their intensity will be weakening steadily so don't worry. Technically you have been through the worst at least as far as initial adjustment side-effects go. You will only be able to see that in retrospect though When and if you hit a low, give us a shout. 4-6 weeks until the med takes good hold. And then if all is well, or perhaps after a dosage tweak or two you are on to smooth sailing. Hang in there and remember to laugh off the abovementioned cat if you do chance upon it You have already been there so no need to panic. It is just a cat. Not so sure about the puppy cia mentioned. I am pretty sure it was a cat! But then i did reach the point of psychosis - there were cats everywhere :D :D :D
Thankyou for replying purple. I had a bad day yesterday but I don't think it was the sertaline. Hubby was being a bit of a prat and stressed which set me off first thing. So woke up today and feel a bit better. Had a bit of an upset tummy but it settled now. I am supposed to increase Mt doze today but I'm away for a few days next week so I think I will just wait til I get back as I see my gp next Friday. It's such an up and down journey... cats hey pmsl
When and if you hit a low, give us a shout. 4-6 weeks until the med takes good hold. And then if all is well, or perhaps after a dosage tweak or two you are on to smooth sailing. Hang in there and remember to laugh off the abovementioned cat if you do chance upon it