u/Important_Paint_2025

Hi everyone - I'm sending this message out into the Reddit void because it hurts my heart. I just finished pet sitting for a very old pup that is clearly suffering. Throws up regularly in the morning due to nausea. Arthritic to the point where sitting down takes several seconds and looks difficult, unsteady on feet, medicated for pain to the point where they can't support their body weight due to being so out of it.

They still have their appetite and regular potty breaks thank goodness.

All I was able to do was watch them like a hawk during my stay and report on their behavior.

If this were a larger breed, an important conversation would surely be had with the vet because it would visually be so alarming to see an animal struggling that much. But for some reason, I've found with the small breeds, owners keep them alive beyond what is kind. As if being smaller means they don't suffer as much? I just can't understand.

Hi everyone -

I've read through a lot of what people have wrote about starting off on Zoloft/Sertraline, and first just want to say thank you for sharing. This entire experience is brand new to me after suffering from anxiety, and a lot of OCD, my entire life. I've already learned a lot and also found comfort here.

I am on day 19 of 25mg (started off with 1/2 of those pills for first 5 days).

- In the first few days, I felt a noticeable difference in both my mood and the instrusive thoughts not feeling as 'acute'.

- Around day 6 or 7, my mood felt okay, but I felt a physical buzz. I've never done coke, but I imagine that's what it felt like. Was crawling out of my skin and had to move my body to prevent what felt like a panic attack coming on.

- And now since day 10, I've had really bad anxiety nearly every day. Worth noting it also coincides with a point in my cycle where I'm normally more anxious re: hormones.

The anxiety I'm feeling now feels so defeating because I thought taking meds would very quickly take the edge off, and then over time I'd see a real difference.

Going to chat with my pysch about it at upcoming appointment.

Just wondering if the timeline of my experience matches anyone else's. And wondering too if I need to increase my dosage.