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Feeling better on zoloft
Hi again. Just looking for some encouragement . I know everyone is different, but how long before you start to feel little better. I know a full effect take longer, but a small improvement would be greatly appreciated.
Ty for your support. I hope to be on the road to recovery. I have so much to live for.
You can still do those things.
Most mental health meds should be approached as stepping stones. Active work on whatever issues are present is needed for maximum "recovery." Learning, adjusting and resolving issues will create coping strategies to be dependent upon rather than the meds.
It may be difficult now, but keep trying to do your hair and nails - and all other things. If at some point you don't try anymore, then you never will. Just like having trouble in a specific subject, if you quit studying you will never learn it; That subject may take two or three times the amount work than most other classes, but that is what is needed to accomplish it.
Most mental health meds should be approached as stepping stones. Active work on whatever issues are present is needed for maximum "recovery." Learning, adjusting and resolving issues will create coping strategies to be dependent upon rather than the meds.
It may be difficult now, but keep trying to do your hair and nails - and all other things. If at some point you don't try anymore, then you never will. Just like having trouble in a specific subject, if you quit studying you will never learn it; That subject may take two or three times the amount work than most other classes, but that is what is needed to accomplish it.
My biggest concern is not wanting to go out with friends. Sometimes I find it hard to just get my hair or nails done. I just hoping that after a few weeks all this will get better. I'm supposed to start school in two weeks. I am taking two classes, one OL the other meets eveyother week for 3 hours. I don't need to go to school, I just enjoyed learning and being with people. I hope I can still do this
You're looking at least a couple of weeks, and with you starting out on a low dose (which is good for side effect purposes)....it may take you even longer. There's no way around the fact that you just have to wait.
I know I sound like a broken record, but I really cannot stress enough that continuing to ruminate about this, watching the clock, and being hyper focused on how you feel constantly is ONLY going to fuel your anxiety something terrible.
The best thing you could do is to go get busy with life. Shut off your computer, and do something, even if it's cleaning out every closet in your house.
You will feel SO much better if you can get out of your head about this. Obsessing over this isn't doing you any good...quite the contrary actually.
There's just NOTHING you can do but wait this out. That's the reality of it. You've taken a couple of doses, so at least now you know nothing bad is going to happen...you're not allergic to it, you didn't have any kind of reaction, and really, you don't really report much along the lines of side effects....the few things you've mentioned are probably more anxiety related than medication related.
So, take comfort in those things, and try as hard as you can to find acceptance that this isn't going to happen overnight, it just isn't. You may be lucky and start feeling a little better after a week, or you may end up needing a higher dose, which would make it even a bit longer. I tell everyone that trying a medication like Zoloft is truly a several month long commitment, and the less you worry about the duration of time, the easier this process will be. It's not easy to break free of that obsessive thinking, but you have to try.
I know I sound like a broken record, but I really cannot stress enough that continuing to ruminate about this, watching the clock, and being hyper focused on how you feel constantly is ONLY going to fuel your anxiety something terrible.
The best thing you could do is to go get busy with life. Shut off your computer, and do something, even if it's cleaning out every closet in your house.
You will feel SO much better if you can get out of your head about this. Obsessing over this isn't doing you any good...quite the contrary actually.
There's just NOTHING you can do but wait this out. That's the reality of it. You've taken a couple of doses, so at least now you know nothing bad is going to happen...you're not allergic to it, you didn't have any kind of reaction, and really, you don't really report much along the lines of side effects....the few things you've mentioned are probably more anxiety related than medication related.
So, take comfort in those things, and try as hard as you can to find acceptance that this isn't going to happen overnight, it just isn't. You may be lucky and start feeling a little better after a week, or you may end up needing a higher dose, which would make it even a bit longer. I tell everyone that trying a medication like Zoloft is truly a several month long commitment, and the less you worry about the duration of time, the easier this process will be. It's not easy to break free of that obsessive thinking, but you have to try.
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