Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
my doctor has prescribed sertraline and diazepam to take for my anxiety yesterday...I've taken one pill of sertraline yesterday and 3 of diazepam so far....feeling sick and drowsy which are supposed to be common side effects. My doctor said i will feel worse in the first week... anyone else on this medication? If so, how did you cope and does the sertraline really work??
Zoe
Sertraline never did much for me but everybody is different. Hang in there. So far as the diazepam I never got over the sleepiness but it did work well on the anxiety. Possibly one of the only benzos that did.
Joesmoe2
Whats your dosage? Sounds like a lot especially when your first begin taking a benzo. Your body isnt use to it yet and you'll have greater effects from the meds. I've taken diazepam for almost a yr and it will definately make you drowsy and sick especially if your taking a lot. Ask your Doc if you can minimize the dosage...may help Just a suggestion! Good luck!
Muss
Diazepam is 2mg and sertraline is 50mg...doctor said take the diazepam when i can feel an anxiety attack coming along...I've had 3 attacks so far since yesterday...one at 3am :(
Muss
I feel so sick taking these meds...awful awful! :-(
beachshore
I just started 25mg Zoloft too and my Paxil is lowered finally to 10mg. I have had extreme depression and anxiety with the change over. Will this get better?
Rruussnn
Sertraline worked very well for me for many years at 150 mg. Hopefully, if it starts to work you will be able to reduce or eliminate the diazepam because it can be habit-forming in the long-term.
beachshore
1 week on sertraline 25mg and not seeing much improvement. It takes 1-2 weeks to see any effects and 4-6 weeks for total benefit. We need to be patient. I have also been having nightmares that wake me all night and get little sleep. Maybe this will calm down too.
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