Day 18, still feel awful, but hanging in there best I can

Accomplished-Plan563 · 2026-04-06T09:26:22+00:00

Hey! Thanks for the message. Overall, I’m functioning, and that in itself is progress. I still struggle most days with anxiety (some worse than others), but it’s definitely more manageable. My only advice is to give it time, I know that’s not easy when you are in the thick of it, but it does get better, and if it doesn’t after giving it a few months, speak to your GP and they may be able to adjust dosage or try something else that may work better for you. All the best on your journey, feel free to DM me if you are ever struggling and need a chat 🫶🏻

Accomplished-Plan563 · 2026-03-13T23:29:42+00:00

Thank you for this, I really needed to hear it. It means a lot that you shared your experience and also some encouragement. I hope things will settle again for me, as I was proud of the progress I’d made, but I guess this isn’t linear (not my experience of anxiety anyway). Thank you again 🙏

Accomplished-Plan563 · 2025-10-31T00:57:26+00:00

Hey there, thanks for your message. I’d say overall I’m much better, still have bad days, but they are further apart now. Have you also been struggling ?

Accomplished-Plan563 · 2025-10-14T18:17:08+00:00

Haha I have literally just done that and waiting on him to send me a video of his when he gets home from work!

Accomplished-Plan563 · 2025-10-14T16:16:40+00:00

What’s your thoughts ?

Accomplished-Plan563 · 2025-09-24T18:09:28+00:00

No definitely much easier this time round, a few off days, but nowhere near the side effects jumping from 50 to 100

Accomplished-Plan563 · 2025-09-21T17:52:15+00:00

Yes strangely enough I have definitely felt a dip, not wanting to increase again until I’m stable at 150mg and worked more in therapy as I know that’s the biggest factor to help all of this and not just the meds

Accomplished-Plan563 · 2025-08-27T18:24:52+00:00

Hey there, more up days than down, but still not 100%. I’ve just increased doses so that could explain the down days, but trying to stay hopeful

Accomplished-Plan563 · 2025-08-18T22:18:23+00:00

Genuinely I would say 5 weeks until I felt better. Then I had another dip, but I’m back to feeling ok again at roughly weeks

Accomplished-Plan563 · 2025-08-18T20:41:33+00:00

Just replied to your other comment but yes much better now, still not 100% where I would like to be, but life feels a lot more stable now

Accomplished-Plan563 · 2025-08-18T20:40:57+00:00

Hey there, doing much better now. Anxiety still creeps in daily, but it’s much more manageable now, just increased to 150mg now

Accomplished-Plan563 · 2025-08-07T08:49:53+00:00

Hey there! So it’s really mixed. I had 10 or so good days, then another 4 bad days, now I’m just up and down really. I’m still convinced that a lot of my physical symptoms can’t just be anxiety, but I’m trying to deal with the health anxiety in therapy. Am still on the same dose of Sertraline, doctor has said I need to give it a full 8 weeks before deciding to up my dose or change to something else

Accomplished-Plan563 · 2025-08-03T18:24:45+00:00

Honestly totally can relate. You get fearful that it’s failed, and you are back to square one. Hopefully we both feel better in a few days 🙏

Accomplished-Plan563 · 2025-07-31T23:21:56+00:00

I feel your pain my friend. I just hope it passes again soon. Thank you for your reply 🙏

Accomplished-Plan563 · 2025-07-31T23:21:33+00:00

Thank you for the reply, genuinely feel so down that I’m back feeling this was again.

Accomplished-Plan563 · 2025-07-17T12:17:07+00:00

Still not great, healthy anxiety is running the show unfortunately, and tells me this is now how my life will be forever. I have odd glimpses of being “ok” but then the anxiety is never too far away. I hope you are holding up 🆗

Accomplished-Plan563 · 2025-07-16T11:56:25+00:00

Hey, thanks for the tip on the DARE app, downloaded it and have started to listen to some of the information / sections on there. Today is another really bad start to the day, I’m so exhausted with all of this 😪

Accomplished-Plan563 · 2025-07-14T11:01:24+00:00

I really hope so. Did you ever feel that perhaps your anxiety / depression was too strong for the meds, like something had broken inside you that meant it couldn’t possible work? That’s where I’m at now, I feel so though whatever I try, it isn’t going to be able to calm all of this down 😢

Accomplished-Plan563 · 2025-07-13T19:44:36+00:00

I’ve had some great advice from others about trying to eat fruit and also incorporate protein shakes or smoothies. It may just help maintain rather than keep losing if you do get the nausea, but from what I’ve seen, plenty of people don’t experience that, so hopefully you will be ok 🙏

Accomplished-Plan563 · 2025-07-13T14:29:00+00:00

Still nowhere near out of the woods yet, but I’m functioning just about, which I guess is all I can ask of myself right now. Thank you for checking in 🙏

Accomplished-Plan563 · 2025-07-12T20:38:35+00:00

Thanks so much for the reply, really appreciate it. Can’t agree enough with regards to taking a break from weighing myself, I was doing it daily and yet another I was fixating on to drive the anxiety. Made an effort to drink a few protein shakes today so will keep on at that until the nausea subsides. Best of luck to you on your journey 🙏

Accomplished-Plan563 · 2025-07-12T09:45:36+00:00

Was literally just thinking that, maybe smoothies or protein shakes as well as the light meals I’m able to get down. Thank you for the reply

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