Coming up to 12 weeks on 100mg sertraline yesterday was such a good day but today have had anxiety and panic for last 5 hours just wish I could level out getting me down
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Hi
I am not on that drug but fluoxetine, I have been the same for a few weeks, one or two days good and then maybe 3-4 days gone back to feeling just awful, but the last few days, I can feel this low mood lifting I am far from perfect, but I am getting there it seems to be a slow recovery.
Keep thinking you will get better it helps
How many weeks on you on ?
Hello
I am coming up to seven weeks on Tuesday, I started on 20m of fluoxetine and 23 days ago the dose was increased to 40m so I had the bad side effects twice, no appetite, couldn’t sleep had the shakes and hot feeling throughout my body, but for a while now I have had a good day and then go back to the low mood again maybe 2-3 days, but now I feel the low mood is lifting, and I can eat and I am sleeping better, before I had no interest in anything, but now I have a bit more interest, I don’t start off that well in the morning but seem to improve throughout the day, I just hope I am on the right road, good days and bad days take some sticking.
Thank you I would love to hear from you
Hi nice taking to someone going through similar experiences I was on paroxetine for 20 years before it stopped working went from 30mg to 10mg over a six week period and then went straight onto sertraline. Week 3 to 5 were horrendous had to take time off work. Been back at work a few weeks starting to get there.
Where abouts do you live
Yes the same for me, it’s nice to share with someone what we are feeling like, you are very brave going to work, I am 77 so retired a while ago, and the one day good and maybe a few bad days are just horrid, into the 3rd week I had just one good day and then everything changed, about two weeks ago I was getting a odd good day, but then I would go back feeling the low mood and just terrible, I am getting more good days now, but I never now from one day to the next, but I am hoping I won’t go backwards and just get good days all of the time.
I have also been on this drug many years ago, but 2.5 years ago the Doctor wanted me to ween off them, it was the worst thing I have ever done, I will make sure I stay on a low dose, as I couldn’t go through this again.
I had a lot of illness this year and it tipped me over the edge.
It’s good to keep writing to someone it helps a lotX
I am 65 and could have retired last March but love my job so decided I would work as long as I could.
Taunton is a lovely part of the country my aunt lived there until she died a couple of years ago
I live in South Croydon in Surrey
Hello
How are you,? are you still getting good days and then days not so good, yesterday I didn’t feel as good, but I do think the low mood has lifted, but some days I still have no interest in much, after six weeks of not eating at last I am able to eat, and I am sleeping much better, not perfect but better.
I noted on one of your forums you said you have a hot feeling, I get that as well, sometimes in my chest and sometimes around my bladder area, it’s not a nice feeling at all.
Like you I just want to feel a bit more stable, and not these completely different days, it’s just awful as one day I could go out and feel like I am getting back to normal and the next day bang, I think these highs and lows have got to me, they are not nice.
I look forward to hearing from you, and how you are doing.
Hi
Well Sunday was a little better and yesterday only two episodes of anxiety one around 11am lasting on and off for two hours and then a short one around 3pm. But today I am back to feeling awful in waves like Saturday which is really hard when are trying to teach.
Last week I really thought I was getting there but this has knocked me back but other forums have said this normal and it could be withdrawals from paroxetine I was on for 20 years
How are you? X
Hi
How are you feeling now, are you any better, it’s strange how for a few days I feel good but then I get a day when I don’t feel so happy.
You must find it really hard while teaching, I don’t think I could do that.
It can be hard. Today not a good day feel very down don’t understand why. Luckily been having good days so hoping this will pass.
How are you doing ?
Oh that’s a pity, yes if you start to get some good days, they become more and the bad days less, I am much better than I was, started to go out a bit more, and I am sleeping much better, and able to eat.
I am just over ten weeks taking fluoxetine, it has been a long journey, but I feel I am getting there, hope you do soon.x