Experiences with setraline

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GingerJones50

GingerJones50

Skyla said:
I go to therapy, and receive EMDR sessions through the NHS, my therapist is funded by the NHS and she happened to just have trained in EMDR so asked if I would be willing to do the sessions. I do find them brutal compared to normal sessions, and linger for days after. I went for peri menopause symptom aid funnily enough, and she advised that sertraline is a helpful aid to the symptoms of it. I was against it because I’ve always tried to do without any mood enhancements. Spoke to a lot of people in the same health situation as I am, who were all placed on sertraline and said they have never looked back. Because I have chronic fatigue from pretty much fighting for my life health wise 🙃 she said that my anxiety around my health etc will all be contributing factors to my fatigue, so to try the sertraline for all the collective issues I am having.
So I actually never went looking for anything to help with my moods etc at first, it was a by product of going about menopause symptoms.

I took the first one this morning, I never read not to have caffeine and also had 3 coffees 😆 I’ve felt tuned to the moon, redecorated the bathroom. I hope to god I sleep tonight 👹
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I’m glad to hear that. Sometimes it’s hard getting stuff out of the NHS these days.
 
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aidil

aidil

Praying for you all with the sertraline sweats this week 🥵 I’m a puddle.
 
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Nfylt

It doesn’t stop the sweats but if your hands are bad (like mine) liquid talc keeps the moisture down a little bit. I also use it on my lower back!
 
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HoneyBee29

GingerJones50 said:
Honestly, if you’ve got PTSD and they’ve given you Sertraline then you’ve basically been fobbed off. I have similar issues as you, but just anxiety and PTSD rather than specific health anxiety. I was on Sertraline years ago then went onto Venlaflaxine. In my experience, no antidepressants really work on anxiety, although they claim to.

50mg of Sertraline for something like PTSD is like throwing a sausage down Oxford Street. You need a major antidepressant and EMDT or therapy for that. Though getting those on the NHS is easier said than done.

I hate that GPs do this, think if they fob people off with a tablet they’ll just go away even if it does nothing for the problem. It’s like they work from the assumption everyone is exaggerating their mental health problems and they make patients jump through hoops to prove otherwise.
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I agree with it not working for anxiety as I was put on it for anxiety & depression when I was postpartum, although mainly depression but yea it doesn’t really help with anxiety for me either, it took me doing therapy and learning various breathing/tapping techniques etc.
 
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charlied0106

Hi everyone, glad I found (well, searched lol) for this thread. I've been prescribed 50mg today and after reading the mammoth leaflet with a million side effects I have to admit im feeling pretty wary. Im off to read the thread from the beginning, but hope youre all doing well ☺
 
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tazzy1998

anyone else feel like sertraline does nothing? like i feel exactly the same as i did without it. been on it for about 2 years. on 150mg and i just do not feel any different. i’ve tried to stick with it but yeah
 
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itsnotmereally

itsnotmereally

tazzy1998 said:
anyone else feel like sertraline does nothing? like i feel exactly the same as i did without it. been on it for about 2 years. on 150mg and i just do not feel any different. i’ve tried to stick with it but yeah
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I thought that till I came off it! Xx
 
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Rjaggers

Rjaggers

tazzy1998 said:
anyone else feel like sertraline does nothing? like i feel exactly the same as i did without it. been on it for about 2 years. on 150mg and i just do not feel any different. i’ve tried to stick with it but yeah
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Honestly wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a placebo given that everyone and their mums are being prescribed it. GPs don’t seem to offer anything else! Sertraline seems to be the bloody solution for everything
 
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aidil

aidil

Definitely not a placebo for me. I realise when I’ve forgotten to take it because my OCD symptoms start immediately creeping back in. SSRIs can be trial and error for a lot of people and different drugs work for different people.
 
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