I've been taking sertraline for 7 weeks now. I can relate to so many things you're going through/feeling. The sensitivity to sounds is a bit numbed down for me as well...and I'm so much more Chill in general. Thanks for sharing your experience!
Brilliant video Meg! It's reassuring to hear other people's insights and brilliant in tackling the stigma that surrounds medication and mental health! Thanks for sharing!
So I have a horrible phobia of being stuck in an elevator since I was a child. Ive always thought that if it happened….I would literally not survive it lol. I’ve been on sertraline (for which I thank YOU) since Jan 12. Three weeks ago my husband and I got stuck in an elevator. I started to panic mentally b/c I knew that the horrible PHYSICAL panic attack symptoms were about to start. ANYYYYY second now. ANYYYY minute now…here it comes….still waiting 😂 My body literally would not panic. It’s like the panic was blocked off. Then I started to calm down mentally and we were in there for 41 minutes and I was ok!!! I told my husband it HAS to be the sertraline! Now I will say…when that man got that door open…I jumped out and down to the floor and wrapped my arms around this stranger and wouldn’t let go for a while 😂
wow! that’s an amazing story Tina, not the elevator part, but the fact that you were able to combat that fear a little bit and the panic was at bay! it’s like the thoughts are still there but as you say, they help it from going to extremes which let’s face it, are usually irrational and give us a lot of annoyance! not to mention it’s draining. I’m so glad you are continuing to improve on them! and well done you! im glad i could provide some reassurance on the way for you!! Proud of you!
Im on 50mg sertraline for about a week now, started with 25mg for a week, so 2 weeks total, only symptoms i have now are tiredness and trouble concentrating, but i already notice a day and night difference 😊 my heart rate is back to normal, my heart was always pounding fast and hard and i never knew why. I now feel like the weight of the world is off my shoulder and im less scared to talk with strangers and socialize more 😊, i have tried 2 other antidepressants but they didn’t work for me (Venlafaxine and Citalopram) but i feel like Sertraline actually helps me. Oh i also sleep alot better, havent been able to have a good sleep for years, but now i can and it feels so good.
@@bby_jaquelin hai, yes im doing fine, still taking sertraline 50mg, the tiredness went away after a few weeks, still have it sometimes though, and sometimes a cloudy/foggy feeling in my head, like I can’t concentrate, but that could be because sertraline can amplify your ADHD, but the reward outweighs the negatives. Im pretty happy with it, as its given me my life back, and the panic attacks have completely stopped ☺️
Hi Megan, I have pretty much alot of the same symptoms, I suffer from GAD and have tried quite alot of antidepressants, but everytime, side effects are just too much! I get dizzy, nervous, shakey, hyped up... And worst of all, I get anxious from even thinking about taking antidepressants! Have you ever tried things like Xanax etc? If so, whats your experience with them? Is Sertraline the first thing you try? Tx
hey!! yes I have only tried sertraline so far, I was the same for a while! the fear of the side effects was too much. when I started taking them I took time off work to try and relax whilst the side effects were difficult. I hope that you find something that helps soon!
I felt good at 50 mg then 75 mg. My care provider upped me to 100 which caused some issues concentrating, something i had prior to medicine caused by anxiety so they upped me to 125 mg and thats when i was like nope. I got a new provider. They downed me to 100 mg then introduced buspirone and i felt better so they weaned me off sertraline and placed me on 30 mg of buspirone which my god the sertraline withdrawals were terrible but after being on buspirone 30 mg for several weeks now, it helped my concentration absolutely but then I had OCD with laundry making it inpossible to do laundry. I just felt like it was always dirty so i stopped taking it without my doctors approval because they didnt have any openings and i needed to do laundry. Now im feeling like i should go back on setraline but keep it on 50 mg.
Thank you for sharing your journey with Sertraline. I to was scared to take anti meds but it came to the point that I was scared of everything! I knew I needed help. I am on week three of taking meds and just increased to 75 mgs My goal I think is 100 because I want to take enough to make a big difference. Do you or any followers suffer with wanting to get back to your “safe” place? If so could you share what works for you. I find even when I’m away camping in my rv or on a day trip with our truck I always want to get back to my “safe” place. Example ( rv, and or truck) At home it my home. Hoping the medication helps me to feel safe where ever I am.
thank you for your comment! I totally relate with wanting to go back to your safe space. since you’ve been on the medication for three weeks I would give it more time to settle in and eventually you should see the improvements. perhaps exploring the why to wanting to go back to your safe space and where that comes from with someone you trust or a therapist could also be useful. *for me, wanting to go back to my ‘safe’ place comes from my lack of tolerance to uncertainty. since I started testing that uncertainty and doing exposure exercises, I found my safe space was not as desperate to go back to. I hope you get on well with them, being scared of everything is draining, I can relate
@@Megansjournal thank you for explaining this to me. I really appreciate any feedback as I often feel alone in this. Could you share how you do “exposure” exercise’s? I see the doctor this week and was going to ask for some counselling …
I've been taking sertraline for 7 weeks now. I can relate to so many things you're going through/feeling. The sensitivity to sounds is a bit numbed down for me as well...and I'm so much more Chill in general. Thanks for sharing your experience!
that’s so interesting we can relate on that! thank you! I hope you continue to get on well. 😊
Brilliant video Meg! It's reassuring to hear other people's insights and brilliant in tackling the stigma that surrounds medication and mental health! Thanks for sharing!
absolutely no problem! thank you!!
Such valuable insights keep up the good work 🙏🏾
thank you!
So I have a horrible phobia of being stuck in an elevator since I was a child. Ive always thought that if it happened….I would literally not survive it lol. I’ve been on sertraline (for which I thank YOU) since Jan 12. Three weeks ago my husband and I got stuck in an elevator. I started to panic mentally b/c I knew that the horrible PHYSICAL panic attack symptoms were about to start. ANYYYYY second now. ANYYYY minute now…here it comes….still waiting 😂 My body literally would not panic. It’s like the panic was blocked off. Then I started to calm down mentally and we were in there for 41 minutes and I was ok!!! I told my husband it HAS to be the sertraline! Now I will say…when that man got that door open…I jumped out and down to the floor and wrapped my arms around this stranger and wouldn’t let go for a while 😂
wow! that’s an amazing story Tina, not the elevator part, but the fact that you were able to combat that fear a little bit and the panic was at bay! it’s like the thoughts are still there but as you say, they help it from going to extremes which let’s face it, are usually irrational and give us a lot of annoyance! not to mention it’s draining. I’m so glad you are continuing to improve on them! and well done you! im glad i could provide some reassurance on the way for you!! Proud of you!
@@Megansjournal Thank you so much!!! ❤️
You are absolutely beautiful. You look very healthy in this video compared to past videos when you first started sertraline.
Im on 50mg sertraline for about a week now, started with 25mg for a week, so 2 weeks total, only symptoms i have now are tiredness and trouble concentrating, but i already notice a day and night difference 😊 my heart rate is back to normal, my heart was always pounding fast and hard and i never knew why. I now feel like the weight of the world is off my shoulder and im less scared to talk with strangers and socialize more 😊, i have tried 2 other antidepressants but they didn’t work for me (Venlafaxine and Citalopram) but i feel like Sertraline actually helps me. Oh i also sleep alot better, havent been able to have a good sleep for years, but now i can and it feels so good.
Any update ?
@@bby_jaquelin hai, yes im doing fine, still taking sertraline 50mg, the tiredness went away after a few weeks, still have it sometimes though, and sometimes a cloudy/foggy feeling in my head, like I can’t concentrate, but that could be because sertraline can amplify your ADHD, but the reward outweighs the negatives. Im pretty happy with it, as its given me my life back, and the panic attacks have completely stopped ☺️
Thank you for sharing this! I'm so happy that you're taking care of you. Would you mind sharing what mg/dosage you're on?
@@jessicalynn9204 50mg :) and thank you! sending you well wishes
@@Megansjournal Thank you and same to you!!
Hi Megan, I have pretty much alot of the same symptoms, I suffer from GAD and have tried quite alot of antidepressants, but everytime, side effects are just too much!
I get dizzy, nervous, shakey, hyped up... And worst of all, I get anxious from even thinking about taking antidepressants!
Have you ever tried things like Xanax etc? If so, whats your experience with them? Is Sertraline the first thing you try?
Tx
hey!! yes I have only tried sertraline so far, I was the same for a while! the fear of the side effects was too much. when I started taking them I took time off work to try and relax whilst the side effects were difficult. I hope that you find something that helps soon!
I felt good at 50 mg then 75 mg. My care provider upped me to 100 which caused some issues concentrating, something i had prior to medicine caused by anxiety so they upped me to 125 mg and thats when i was like nope. I got a new provider. They downed me to 100 mg then introduced buspirone and i felt better so they weaned me off sertraline and placed me on 30 mg of buspirone which my god the sertraline withdrawals were terrible but after being on buspirone 30 mg for several weeks now, it helped my concentration absolutely but then I had OCD with laundry making it inpossible to do laundry. I just felt like it was always dirty so i stopped taking it without my doctors approval because they didnt have any openings and i needed to do laundry. Now im feeling like i should go back on setraline but keep it on 50 mg.
Thank you for sharing your journey with Sertraline.
I to was scared to take anti meds but it came to the point that I was scared of everything!
I knew I needed help.
I am on week three of taking meds and just increased to 75 mgs
My goal I think is 100 because I want to take enough to make a big difference.
Do you or any followers suffer with wanting to get back to your “safe” place?
If so could you share what works for you.
I find even when I’m away camping in my rv or on a day trip with our truck I always want to get back to my “safe” place. Example ( rv, and or truck)
At home it my home.
Hoping the medication helps me to feel safe where ever I am.
thank you for your comment! I totally relate with wanting to go back to your safe space. since you’ve been on the medication for three weeks I would give it more time to settle in and eventually you should see the improvements. perhaps exploring the why to wanting to go back to your safe space and where that comes from with someone you trust or a therapist could also be useful.
*for me, wanting to go back to my ‘safe’ place comes from my lack of tolerance to uncertainty. since I started testing that uncertainty and doing exposure exercises, I found my safe space was not as desperate to go back to.
I hope you get on well with them, being scared of everything is draining, I can relate
@@Megansjournal thank you for explaining this to me. I really appreciate any feedback as I often feel alone in this.
Could you share how you do “exposure” exercise’s?
I see the doctor this week and was going to ask for some counselling …
Im at two weeks on 25mg, still having anxiety symptoms and insomnia. I know it can take a month to really work.
@@elizabethreich122 I hope it gets better with time, it did for me!
Have you ever heard about Pssd?
Did your increased anxiety after taking sertraline go away?
I have found my anxiety is much better, yeah :)
@Megansjournal thanks a lot. I'm on day 3 and my two symptoms are really increased anxiety for about 12 hours after taking it and extreme fatigue