Health Anxiety AGAIN

My health anxiety has reared its ugly head again. I was doing so well for a little bit and felt like I could finally be present and enjoy my life after my Sertraline dosage increase. I guess my body has adjusted to the dosage because unfortunately, I can't think about anything else. 😔 I'm convinced I'm dying of c again and it sucks. I have a doc appointment next week and this waiting period is the worst. Anyone else taking Sertraline for health anxiety?

Anonymous

Date posted: 1y

I hear you, same journey on my end. You’re not alone

zacharyb

Date posted: 1y

I’ve been on it previously - you may just be getting used to your antidepressant and need to adjust it or try another. I’m 30 and have been on 4 different SSRIs, SNRIs and I’m actually starting to have the same issue where my current prescription just isn’t working anymore. This happens every 3-4 years in the summer. It’s very likely that you’re getting used to sertraline. This happened to me too but I switched to Celexa which really helped in about 4.5 weeks. I promise it will get better. We will both get through this.

Harley94

Date posted: 1y

@zacharyb Yeah it's tough! 🥲 did you have any stomach issues from the Sertraline? It's helped a lot with my health anxiety but now I'm having stomach issues and I hear that it can do that but it's triggering my health anxiety again.

zacharyb

Date posted: 1y

@Harley94 Yes and it’s quite common - have you recently raised your dose or gotten back on it? Your anxieties can also be causing stomach issues. Have you recently taken anything else like antibiotics?

Harley94

Date posted: 1y

@zacharyb It's been a few months since my dosage increase and haven't taken antibiotics for more than a month. But ever since I started Sertraline, I've been having tummy issues so I'm praying it's just that and not what my anxiety tells me it is

zacharyb

Date posted: 1y

@Harley94 Don’t worry - that’s just your mind telling you to prepare for the worst possible scenario. You’ll be okay. I’d definitely recommend trying therapy. I’ve recently started going back and it’s helped a lot so far.

Zoey02

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y

I totally get where you’re at. I was on sertraline for the longest time then I got off of it to see if my stomach issues would clear up. I liked it for awhile but I dont think it really did anything for my OCD. <3

Harley94

Date posted: 1y

@Zoey02 Ooh what kinds of issues did it cause? And I'm sorry it didn't help you with your OCD. Did you find something else that helped you?

Zoey02

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y

@Harley94 I was having just some stomach pain and digestion and issues. Unfortunately I don’t think it helped my stomach issues. I’ve been off of it for a couple of months now and I’m too scared to start a new anti depressant 😅

Harley94

Date posted: 1y

@Zoey02 Yeah that's what I'm dealing with too. And I totally understand that fear. You have to do what you're comfortable with. It'll be okay!💗

Megcurry

Date posted: 20w

Starting new anxiety meds

Hi everyone, I’m 23 and have been on Zoloft since I was 16. For the past couple months I’ve been having panic attacks more and I’m sick of feeling like a zombie everyday. My boyfriend said I’m very sad and unhappy then when I first met him 2 years ago…. He thinks it’s the medicine. Throughout the years I have upped and lowered my medication, but now, I feel as though it’s not helping. Either it was too much where I didn’t feel emotions at all like very scary stuff or it wasn’t enough to help me. I was given 5mg of Lexapro to try…. I’m scared to take it. All I know is how Zoloft is. I don’t want to go crazy on it, be allergic to it, etc. I feel like I’m going to trip myself out when I take it and not actually feel the difference. I could really use some positive feedback I really just want to be a normal human😭

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justsomone1

Date posted: 19w

starting Zoloft.

For starters I was on this medicine before i remember the first few weeks were very scary and debilitating. I don’t remember why I stopped taking it , it was about 7 months ago. but I just recently started back because my ocd and anxiety has been off the chain. I keep having bad thoughts about the side affects and I’m terrified like “ what if I have a seizure” can anybody share an experience? Anyone on Zoloft here. Thanks !

AvsFan95

Date posted: 15w

OCD and Zoloft (Sertraline)

Hi everyone, I’m new to the community. I was diagnosed with OCD just a couple of months ago and have been doing some reading and other research to try and understand the disorder. With this, I have been actively seeing a great therapist who has been helpful to build tools to deal with my intrusive thoughts ( contamination OCD is my worst theme). Do help learn to deal with the compulsions, I start on Sertraline or “Zoloft” I believe since November 2024. Currently I’m on 50mg and have been doing this for just over a month. My question for those who are also taking Sertraline and it has been successful, how do you know it has really provided a benefit and how long did it take to get there? I sometimes feel the medication works, and sometimes I feel it doesn’t (maybe that’s my OCD trying to mess with things). Thanks!

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