hi a have just finnished week 7 going into week 8 a was on 50mg for 4 weeks and 100mg for 3 going into 4 it was a rough ride to start with on 50mg more bad days than good days when a went up to 100mg the first week a was going to run away second week a was better begining of the third week a was going to tell the doctor a wanted off them when i go on tuesday but now a feel a lot better just mainly heaqdaches a actually feel the sertraline working my anxiety which went sky high with them is now very low a will try another 4 weeks see how things go a hope this will be of some help to someone.
Hi john, I'm pleased to read you're feeling the benefits of Sertraline now 😃
After I started Sertraline it took about 8 weeks to kick in and since then it's got better and better, I'm sure you will feel great soon 😃
Hi john, wanted to send you a link via PM but your PM's are turned off!!
hi and thanks well if it it was not for support on here sepecially you and digsby a would have gave up a while ago a feel as if am getting there but sertraline is afunny thing but going to definitely give it another few weeks a did not know it was turned off must have been at the start when a tried to leave this a will turn it on thanks for the support.
hi again a had it on at one section but not at the enabled bit thanks for letting me know.
Yes, definitely give it a bit longer as you're now at the turning point between feeling 'anxious' and 'on top of the world' you'll soon be there mate 😃
Hi john, I am so pleased for you, I too feel a lot better after 7 weeks, it's not been easy and some days have been the worst times of my life, I nearly came off them, glad I didnt.
yes i will do once again thanks for your support and nice message it is people like you on the site who keep others going when they are ready to give up mate.
hi and thanks am glad your feeling better a feel as if i have turned a corner i hope it continues.
I did 6weeks on 50mg and a week on 75mg due to serve post natal depression and anxiety causing crippling fear of been alone (hell) I felt OK at 3week but from 4week back down. I few hours of been OK but that's it. I feel so anxious and scared but I had this before meds too. My head feels like its got a vise on it and its like my eyes don't see things very clear (fog) any hope ??? I'm really loosing hope in these working although they worked quickly for me after my other child when I had the same issues. Thank you xx
hi a have read a few of your posts your not having an easy time of it the last time a was talking to you a had severe headaches a went to the out of hours doctor at the hospital after that i went for an eye test then seen my doctor a was taking solpadol the codeine in them can cause what i had also blood pressure tablet was upped and sertraline lowered from 100mg to 50mg am not sure which part helped but my anxiety is very low still have buzzing but no pessure well severe on head eyes etc if your taking pain killers with codeine taper off a went cold turkey if you read up side effects on them it would surprise you how close they are to sertraline let me know how you get on xx.
Iv heard blood pressure tabs are good for anxiety easing. I'm just thinking its been over 7weeks so I should feel better but u said 8weeks it kicked in? I feel spacey and lightheaded but my anxiety has me like that too (so sleepy and can't be bothered )
well a definitely felt better after 8 weeks and when you get to week 8 think back to when you went on them then think how you feel then or now with sertraline people are to busy thinking about the side effects to notice the benefits a can do a lot of things that a couldnt before i took them a still feel spacey etc but a lot better than when i started a have noticed that unlike fluoxetine which i was on from dec 2012 with no side effects and when they worked they were good until they stopped working so a started sertraline on jan 2015 but they have been such a bumpy ride i am trying to come off them as am not sure i could put up with trying another if these stopped working.
I was on these in 2009. Was fine. Last year I was fine on flu but when I needed to upp to 40 mg I went crazy it was awful I thought I was going to murder my whole family and I was so scared I didn't sleep for days so I was rushed off them and put on sert again but like u say its been bumpy. I find in the evenings I'm myself but been lightheaded is getting me down. I really need to be able to stop alone which it the moment I'm too scared to do
i was on 20mg for nearly two years felt really good the they stopped working a upped to 40mg felt better then dipped again so was put on sertraline am at 50 mg trying to come down to 25 that is without the doctor telling me as when a was on 100mg and a was told to drop to 50mg a asked what if it makes me worse he said go back up to 100mg but when a went to 50mg a did feel worse for a few days so went to 75mg then down to 50mg in the end up as you said you need to stop this alone as doctors have not got a clue with these and a lot of other tablets they prescribe do it when you feel up to it yesterday a went to 50mg but did not feel so good today so took 50mg go by how your body feels :-).
a meant went to 25mg yesterday then back to 50mg today a will try 25mg again tomorrow.
Hi john hope u dont mind just read ur posts im on week 7 of sertraline but up and down felt good then back down im struggaling alot lately we side effects tierd dizzy ancious twitchy very tense :-/ does this pass john?? Did it help we ur physical symtoms of anxcity xx
hi a was on 50mg for 4 weeks then 100mg for 4 weeks week 7 was mostly a down week but things improved by week a felt a lot better a was then put on 100mg for 8 weeks but was put back to 50mg as a dipped again a think 100mg was to strong for me a went down to 25mg this week monday was okay but went back up to 50mg on tuesday then the past two days 25mg my anxiety is very low so overall a would say yes they helped xx.
improved by week 8.
Thanks for ur reply im thinking mayb they ate to strong for me too my parents said i was much better even my mood when i was on 50 im on 100 and they tried to up me to 150 but it made me feel bad xx