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Any body on sertraline and how long before you felt any better please xx

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Hi I was prescribed sertraline and it took 4 weeks to feel better. During that time I had really bad anxiety and felt completely awful. But I stuck with it and am a lot better now so my suggestion is to stick with it 👍

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Jimmyluke55 in reply to DazP

Aww thanks for your reply been on it four weeks on Wednesday and to up it to 150 mg on Wednesday hope it works my anxiety as been so bad how much are you on please x

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DazP in reply to Jimmyluke55

Hi mate I was on sertraline for anxiety November/December 2018. Can’t remember what dose I was on though. I felt horrendous for the first 4 weeks then it levelled out. Think I carried on taking for about 6 months(ish) then stopped them with no problem.

Have recently been diagnosed with high blood pressure so am on new meds, they took away my propranolol which was helpful with anxiety and now I’m on Candesartan which is ok but I kind of get the anxiety back at times! 🙄

It’ll get better mate 👍

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Jimmyluke55 in reply to DazP

Hope so love been on it four weeks today still feel crap might feel better on 150 which iv to have tonight thanks carole x

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Janie03

Hello there. It takes at least a month to start working. My doctor started me off with 50mg then increased to 100mg. I’m still anxious but not as bad as before. Give it time and it will help

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Jimmyluke55 in reply to Janie03

Thanks love x

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Janie03 in reply to Jimmyluke55

That’s ok. Let me know how you get on with them x

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Jimmyluke55 in reply to Janie03

I will love xx

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Janie03 in reply to Jimmyluke55

How are you getting on with the sertraline

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Jimmyluke55 in reply to Janie03

Not too good love 2 days out of the week wasn’t too bad but last few days have been bad doctor said it’s early days yet love xx

I was on Zoloft for weeks. Did nothing for me. It did however generate an INTENSE craving for all things carbohydrates, like potatoes, rice, etc. I gained 30 lbs in a month and was headed for Diabetes and worse.

I asked the Doctor what the craving and weight gain was all about and how it could possibly help me ...... and he just sat there like a mute dolt. Never uttered any kind of intelligent answer . . .

I threw the stuff in the bin.

Now, my mother was on it for years. But, they had her on 20 prescription meds, so no way of knowing whether it helped her or not. She's gone now, but I took a photo of her plastic prescription canisters overflowing her med box ... just to remind me how out-of-control doctor's prescribing can get.

Good Luck!

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lingooz

Took 4 weeks for me (50mg) really has helped me

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Jimmyluke55 in reply to lingooz

Ok love thankyou x

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