Sertraline

[AnxiousHeart14]

Hi,

I’m currently on 50mg Sertraline for depression and 30mg propranolol for anxiety for about 4 months now.

The sertraline worked in the first month or so however in the last week or so I’ve been so low and suicidal. Makes me think nothings ever going to work.

I’ve been doing counselling in college for about 2 years now too and that’s okay.

I really don’t know what to do.

[Suzie40]

Hi maybe it might be worth considering increasing the dose of the sertraline? You could ask the GP about trying 100mg x

[AnxiousHeart14 in reply to Suzie40]

Yeah thanks for the advice, I just thought. Is it harder to come off it at a higher dose though?x

[Suzie40 in reply to AnxiousHeart14]

Not at all. Once you're ready to come off them (it'll be a while yet), you just make sure you taper off gradually x

[AnxiousHeart14 in reply to Suzie40]

Okay thank you. I will book an appointment with my GP x

[Suzie40 in reply to AnxiousHeart14]

It's worth a chat - no one needs to feel low and suicidal x

[MAS_Nurse]

Hi AnxiousHeart14 and thank you for your post. As Suzie40 has suggested, it may be worth seeing your GP regarding this. He/she will be able to review your medication. This will enable you to feel better. Do you know what has happened in the last week that has made you feel this way? It is good that the counselling is helping you. Please stay on this caring forum where you will be supported by other members. If you are in the UK and are feeling distressed, please call The Samaritans----

Freephone 116 123 24 hour helpline 7 days a week

If you live outside of the UK, please have a look at the Crisis Support Helplines on the pinned posts on the screen. Please keep posting and remember that you are not alone. Thank you and best wishes.

[Misspeeee33]

Hello

Im so sorry to hear you’re feeling like this. As well as seeing your gp and calling the samaritans can i suggest a book to read. The author is Matt Haig and the book is called reasons to stay alive. Also if you enjoy Twitter id look him up on there as he regularly posts lots of helpful ideas and thoughts to do with depression and anxiety. Take care and as Matt says in his book -

"Depression is also... smaller than you. Always, it is smaller than you, even when it feels vast. It operates within you, you do not operate within it. It may be a dark cloud passing across the sky, but - if that is the metaphor - you are the sky. You were there before it. And the cloud can't exist without the sky, but the sky can exist without the cloud.

xxx

[AnxiousHeart14 in reply to Misspeeee33]

Thank you! I will take a look xxx