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My doctor has put me on sertraline.

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I' started week 2 on Monday and doubled the dose as per instruction.

I don't have anxiety anymore, but I can't concentrate or eat properly. I started vomiting at first, but it seems to be lessening now.

I just wondered what everyone else's experiences were with this drug.

How long are we supposed to take if for?

Do people go to work on sertraline?

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  • I was on it for a time. I was told that it takes 6 weeks to really start to work properly, and that anxiety can be worsened by it in the meantime. I found that to be the case for me, but not everyone's the same. I did get some anxiety relief after a while but became resistant over time so it came back and all I was left with were the side effects of  (in my case) jumping limbs and significant weight gain. A lot of others seem to to have more postive experiences, and other '...ines' exist to try as alternatives too. I did Sertraline, Venlaxafine, and one other I've forgotten the name of. The first phase got me through some extremely difficult times (not that things are much better, I'm just more inured to dealing with ongoing painful emotional fallout), but the eventual switch in positives to negatives ratio was for me a clear sign to come offf them. 

    I think some autistic people don't get the benefits from these things that NTs do - they may take the edge off slightly but we're just too wired for worry not for it to break through.

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  • I was on it for a time. I was told that it takes 6 weeks to really start to work properly, and that anxiety can be worsened by it in the meantime. I found that to be the case for me, but not everyone's the same. I did get some anxiety relief after a while but became resistant over time so it came back and all I was left with were the side effects of  (in my case) jumping limbs and significant weight gain. A lot of others seem to to have more postive experiences, and other '...ines' exist to try as alternatives too. I did Sertraline, Venlaxafine, and one other I've forgotten the name of. The first phase got me through some extremely difficult times (not that things are much better, I'm just more inured to dealing with ongoing painful emotional fallout), but the eventual switch in positives to negatives ratio was for me a clear sign to come offf them. 

    I think some autistic people don't get the benefits from these things that NTs do - they may take the edge off slightly but we're just too wired for worry not for it to break through.

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