On day 4 of Sertraline - I need motivation.
I am on day 4 of 25mg of Sertraline which I take every morning at 7am with toast, coffee and glass of water. This is my first ever go of antidepressants snd I am struggling. I have raised it with my GP Surgery who will have someone call me but I need a bit of support. I would describe myself as highly sensitive and prone to chronic low mood, negative outlook, depressive episode bouts of crying.
Day 1Nausea and GI upset was terrible on day one but no major issues other than a touch of insomnia that night which I have never experienced before.
Day 2 felt slightly out of it but mostly due to sleep deprivation. Looser bowels maybe but nothing of note. Got the most sleep I have had in a long time that night.
Day 3. Awful. Severe anxiety, feeling like I’m on MDMA but not in a good way. Jittery, paranoid, heart pounding, disassociated, tired but wired, barely slept at all last night. Keep panicking randomly. Numbness/tingling in extremities. This all developed throughout the course of the day. Felt the urge to cry but couldn’t. This was I unnerving as I cry a lot.
Day 4. Today I feel slightly better, a bit out of it, tired, heart racing, anxious. Am able to work from home.