Zoloft!

@Blumenkohl1 4-6 weeks, I think I’ve been taking mine for around two months and it’s been working I’m pretty sure!

@Dinosaur enthusiast That’s good to hear, I’m glad that it works for you! I will discuss it with my doctor:)

@Blumenkohl1 I am from Germany as well and am taking Sertralin 50 mg for about 3 months now. The first week was hard to get through because of my body getting adjusted to the meds but i‘m feeling really good these days. I‘m doing ERP on my own as well.

@orangejuicee Thank you for that insight :) my therapist told me that it would better to take meds next to therapy since I am not feeling good most of the time. How long did it take you to really feel a difference?

@Blumenkohl1 I would say 1-2 months. If you can, try to do some sport a couple times a week. That also helps a lot in recovery imo.

@orangejuicee Thank you:) what did the first week feel like?

@Blumenkohl1 I had anxiety all day, couldn‘t sit still, had even more depressive thoughts. I couldn’t even watch tv because it was too much for my brain. Honestly, it was worse than i ever felt before :/ But i read that could be the side effects and i promised myself to push through the first week and then see. Gladly, the hightened anxiety went down after a few days and i began to feel better over time. I dont write that to scare you, but i thinks its better to know what could happen and be prepared and to know its just your brain adjusting to the meds than to freak out. I hope it turns out to be easier for you.

@orangejuicee Thank you so much for your description :) I will definitely discuss everything with my doctor and see what she has to say. Unfortunately I don’t know my doctor well, so I will just have to trust her knowledge and try for myself:)

@orangejuicee Did you struggle a lot with anxiety beforehand?

@Blumenkohl1 I did when i was younger, mostly in social situations.

@orangejuicee Since when are you on medications if you don’t mind me asking?

@Blumenkohl1 That’s okay, for three months now, it is the first time i‘m on meds

@orangejuicee Okay thanks:) I think I am definitely gonna consider medication since I am still struggling every day, even though my anxiety isn’t really high atm, I am still confronted with a lot intrusive thoughts and feelings. Did it help with the thoughts and feelings as well? Sorry that I am asking so much haha

@Blumenkohl1 To deal better with thoughts, what i do is i put the intrusive thoughts into sentences and record them as a memo on my phone. I say that sentence over and over again for like 10-15 minutes with pauses of 30-60 seconds in between. I listen to those recordings daily . It‘s easier to handle if you‘re the one initiating the thoughts instead of them getting to you first imo. With the feelings i don‘t know, i still struggle with that myself. I‘m trying out meditation now to better be able to handle it when feelings and thoughts come. Hope that helps a bit :)

@Blumenkohl1 That’s good at least!

@ATG2023 Thanks :)

@Naryoh27 Hope it helps you too :)! Good luck!

@Anonymous Thanks!

@Anonymous Which meds? Fluoxetine or Zoloft