Hello, does anyone know how long it takes for sertraline to work? I've just started my treatment 1 hour ago (I know I'm very impatient) but I just wanted to know, and does sertraline 25mg work? I'm afraid it won't work.
Hi!! I’m not on the medication but I do know it’s an SSRI. The dosage I think you’re on is the lowest and it usually increases with 25mg increments once the medication gets settled more into your daily regiment. Give it a week or two for it to really start to cycle. SSRIs are a slow start but when it’s the right medication you will begin to feel better soon. Impatience I totally get tho I started Venlafaxine a week ago and even tho I’m on the lowest dose I keep going “when will it work” a bunch
@anonymous_anteater Okayy thank you for your answer!!!
It is not going to take your thought process or anything away. Just dulls it.
took me about a month and a half before it really started to help but i felt VERY MINOR improvement after 1 week and needed my dose uppsed to 50mg and then after another week we upped it to 75mg where i stayed.
@TexasOCD41 Did you take the medicine in capsule or tablet form? Because I was supposed to take it in tablet form but pharmacies don't make tablets so I had to take it in capsule form but I'm afraid that the treatment won't work.
@Yannina Tablets. It doesn’t matter how you take it. They wouldn’t make it in capsule form if it weren’t just as effective. Give it time, you literally just took it a few hours ago lol
Hi- nurse here! SSRIs generally take longer to start working than some other meds- it’s usually a few weeks to a month to see changes. If the 25 mg isn’t doing enough for you you can always contact your psychiatrist to increase the dose after a month or two on 25 mg - they usually start people at lower doses so your body has time to get used to the medication before raising the dose. Sertraline has been shown to be effective in a lot of people with OCD but everyone is different so it may not work as well for some people. It took me a while to figure out what medication worked best for me- just communicate with your psychiatrist throughout your journey about how you’re feeling!! Sorry for the long response but I hope it at least helped a little bit! The waiting game when you first start meds is hard and I have been there and understand the impatience. Good luck on your journey! 🤍
@ally238 thank you very much for your reply 🤍.i have 1 question to ask you, in fact i was supposed to have sertraline in tablet form but none of the pharmacies carried it so i had to take capsules do you think the treatment will still work with capsules?
@Yannina yes!! it’s still sertraline just in a different form
Hey guys I’m thinking on starting ssri but I’m very scared it will change me and my personality idk. I am a mom and I’m worried I’ll be more of a burden. I just want to be fight for me. My Dr suggested meds. I have been having anxiety for 9 + years and I’m stuck and I know I need a change
Hey friends, I hope you all are well. I just wanted to check in and ask people's experiences about being on medication. I have had OCD pretty much my whole life, just got recently diagnosed 4 months ago and my therapist recommended that I get on meds for it so I have a psychiatrist appointment set up. I'm a little apprehensive about getting on them, but I've realized that I do have some sort of chemical imbalance in my brain that plays a part in my OCD and anxiety. I would love to hear anyones experiences or words of encouragement. Thank you, I hope you all are well.
So i have an appointment with a doctor in 2 days, but im terrified of taking medication for anxiety, i tried it twice at 15 and would immediately stop taking them after a week or 2 because I was so scared of the side effects, then I tried fluoxetine at 18 and it gave me such bad anxiety with even the first 2 pills that I stopped that as well, now I'm 25 and im willing to try again and stick to it but my mind keeps bringing up all the reasons why I shouldn't and that it could make me worse, make me manic, make me numb, change me etc. Any help or advice welcome
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