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[Jwell53]

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

[Shadow19422]

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

[Jwell53 in reply to Shadow19422]

How many weeks on you on ?

[Shadow19422 in reply to Jwell53]

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

[Jwell53 in reply to Shadow19422]

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

[Shadow19422 in reply to Jwell53]

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

[Shadow19422 in reply to Jwell53]

Taunton

Somerset , where do you live

[Jwell53]

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

[Shadow19422 in reply to Jwell53]

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.

[Jwell53 in reply to Shadow19422]

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

[Shadow19422 in reply to Jwell53]

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.

[Jwell53 in reply to Shadow19422]

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 ?

[Shadow19422 in reply to Jwell53]

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