Sorry To Keep Whining About My Meds.

[JDGarza]

I honestly felt a lot better in recent days and starting to feel alive again.

Today earlier I took my mom’s dog on an extended walk which I definitely couldn’t do early last week.

Then I took the meds again and I just wanna stay in bed again all day and not do anything.

Is this normal? It’s been a little less than two weeks. Tomorrow will be two weeks on Sertraline for me. I know some told me I have to wait 6-8 weeks to get the full effect.

Guess I’m just frustrated and inpatient.

[jkl5500]

I know it's hard to take, but any doc will tell you that antidepressants take at least 6 weeks to kick in fully. In the meantime, you're going to have some bad days mixed in with the better ones. Just don't let the bad days freak you out. I can tell by your recent posts that you're making progress. Try not to be impatient and try not to "bite off more than you can chew". Just take small steps forward for now - the bigger steps will come soon enough when you're better.

jkl5500

[akablonded in reply to jkl5500]

You can come back here as often as you want and tell us what's happening with you. Many of us have been exactly where you are, especially where meds and med adjustments are concerned. It's good to hear you took the walk with your mother's dog. Do it as often as you can. Being out and about will do you good, even if you don't think it will. (And, having had dogs my whole life, it's almost impossible not to let a dog's silly, unbounded happiness cheer you up a little.)