Hey everyone, I was prescribed sertraline today and am wanting to hear others' experiences on this medication. I'll be taking my first dose tomorrow, as I'm currently switching over from fluvoxamine. Thanks!
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Gangrel
Specialist
- Jul 25, 2024
- 363
did not do anything for me other than making me unable to orgasm
iamanavalanche
fast words, deliverance
- May 20, 2024
- 43
in my experience it did make me feel worse but i guess medication is different for everybody !
dr18
Member
- Jul 20, 2024
- 5
it was okay for the 2 years I was on them but I just felt very flat. they absolutely dulled my PTSD symptoms tho which gave me great relief and completely got rid of my anxiety. which was an odd feeling for me as I'm always rather anxious.
Kimlett
Member
- Jan 7, 2024
- 65
My experience with sertraline has been good. While other meds made nothing for me and gave me some uncomfortable side effects, sertraline helps by stabilizing my mood and making me less likely to fall into extreme sadness, with no side effects except making it longer to reach an orgasm. However I feel like it's not enough, I still am in a lot of pain, but it helps.
landslide2
Arcanist
- May 6, 2024
- 404
remember it takes a few weeks to build up in your system. overall i found it helpful as an anti-depressant though like all meds, some work better than others depending on the person.
ForgottenAgain
On the rollercoaster of sadness
- Oct 17, 2023
- 838
It ruined my libido, couldn't get turned on to begin with. Also gave some side effects like weight increase and just feeling numb towards everything. I wouldn't say it worked as I don't think feeling nothing is better than feeling sad. I'd rather feel something than nothing at all
gggy
Wishing you the best❤️
- Dec 22, 2023
- 101
it didn't effect my libdo at all, but it didn't solve my si i'm on xanax too because of my last attempt, it will varys from person to person so, it was also the AD that i didn't had side effects at all, trust your doctors ig, im on it now btw and i take olanzapine too so
I was taking low-dose Adderall for ADD and working in a toxic work environment which exacerbated my anxiety and depression. I was prescribed sertraline and the first few months were amazing. I could think again and unpleasant thoughts and stimulus could be shrugged off like they could be before taking Adderall and entering the workforce - they weren't 'sticky'.
After a few months it became my new normal and it has been working well for 5 years now. I now struggle with anhedonia and flat affect but I'm not sure how much of that is stress from work, Adderall, etc. I think without the sertraline it would be worse but I also think there may be better options out there.
I hear coming off sert is pretty bad. Sometimes I miss a couple of days by acccident and have fairly bad brain zaps and almost painful sensitivity to sensory stimuli, which makes me believe what I hear.
I mitigate the anhedonia and depressive symptoms with occasional LSD microdosing. It works pretty well for me.
After a few months it became my new normal and it has been working well for 5 years now. I now struggle with anhedonia and flat affect but I'm not sure how much of that is stress from work, Adderall, etc. I think without the sertraline it would be worse but I also think there may be better options out there.
I hear coming off sert is pretty bad. Sometimes I miss a couple of days by acccident and have fairly bad brain zaps and almost painful sensitivity to sensory stimuli, which makes me believe what I hear.
I mitigate the anhedonia and depressive symptoms with occasional LSD microdosing. It works pretty well for me.
Ashu
novelist, sanskritist, Canadian living in India
- Nov 13, 2021
- 695
JoysoftheEmptiness
Member
- Sep 10, 2024
- 47
I've been on that, did absolutely nothing for me. Might work for you, remember to take it for at least 3 to 4 weeks first before asking the doctors to change it.
sancta-simplicitas
Arcanist
- Dec 14, 2023
- 400
Was on them for 12 years and didn't do anything except dulling my senses a little.
Redleaf1992
Just leave us the f*ck alone!
- Feb 3, 2024
- 201
I was given them for a while, until switched to another.
In terms of negative side affects it just made me really thirsty/dry mouth.
For the effects it numbed by emotions I suppose, haven't self harmed much since, and cry less etc. That said ironically it did nothing for the actual depression, if anything feels like I'm more consistently depressed as have less of the manic like upswings.
In terms of negative side affects it just made me really thirsty/dry mouth.
For the effects it numbed by emotions I suppose, haven't self harmed much since, and cry less etc. That said ironically it did nothing for the actual depression, if anything feels like I'm more consistently depressed as have less of the manic like upswings.
