School and grades and meds

[HJam5880]

I had 4 classes this semester I have gotten grades back on two classes, one is an A! And the other one is a B! The other two classes, lacks one grade for one class and several assignment grades for the other class, so I won’t know what they are until at least in the morning. This has really helped my mental health today knowing that my hard work and perseverance has paid off. I’m still kind of worried about one of the two classes that are left though; I didn’t do so well on my project.

Random question: for anyone who is on Zoloft (sertaline), I just started meds today and it is making me very nauseous, any tips?

[Dolphin14]

You continue to do so well. You really are impressive.

Nausea with meds is pretty common. I can say that with 100% assurance, I've been on and off so many. The feeling did go away for me.

Did you take the med with food? That may or may not help. Stay hydrated. Hopefully this will pass.

If it lingers please call your md

[HJam5880 in reply to Dolphin14]

Thank you, if you knew me personally then you would know how stubborn I am, I don’t give up easily so honestly I probably got help later than other people would have and this is how I kept my grades up while also dealing with all of this. My dr did say that nausea is common but usually does go away. I took it right before I ate, so tomorrow I’m going to try taking it after I eat and see if that helps. I will definitely call the dr of it doesn’t go away in a few days.

[Dolphin14 in reply to HJam5880]

Being stubborn may have slowed you down on getting help. But, it seems that it's giving you strength when you need it.

Best of luck with the medicine. It's tough starting. Report any symptoms you are concerned about to the md. Best to keep the md up to date and get reassurance.

[HJam5880 in reply to Dolphin14]

Thank you. I get my stubbornness from my mom and my dad, but it is what has helped me so far and will continue to help me. When I am determined to do something, I will achieve it unless it is literally impossible. For instance, the one day my grandmother had a wooden chair that had broke, I was so determined to fix that chair that I was getting frustrated when the glue wasn’t drying fast enough so I put a rubber band around it until the glue dried, the chair last another couple of months. I am determined to get better, and so even though this nausea is rough right now, I’m going to stick it out and give medicine a fair chance.

[Dolphin14 in reply to HJam5880]

Good for you. A survivor, I like that.

Stay well my friend. Keep up the good work.

[HJam5880 in reply to Dolphin14]

Thank you, I’ve only had this app for a few days but it has helped so much thorough all of the encouraging words and knowing that people in here really know what it is like to go through what I’m currently facing.

[Dolphin14 in reply to HJam5880]

Yes, the support is wonderful. Everyone understands the journey.

Keep posting there is a lot of wisdom here.