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[becksfan86]

Hey all, i been on Sertraline since Friday so had it for 5 days now, i had a good day yesterday but feeling low today, when would u suggest i take it? At the moment well i always take my medication when i gwt up, do you think i should take it during the night so when i wake up my head will be clearer? Or takee it as usual and wait for it to kick in?

[pretoria]

Stick with it, starting any SSRI medication can be a bumpy road. Speaking from experience, when I started Sertraline I had unpleasant side effects and it made me feel worse for a vit but hang in there, it takes time for the levels of Serotonin to build up to an amount that will start to be beneficial.

[Tyke]

Hi Becksfan

I had a similar experience to Pretoria. It is still very early days for you yet, It is quite common to wait a few weeks before you get any benefit at all from these drugs. I found that when my levels of serotonin built up, I was consistently better, but I always took the tablet first thing on a morning as it initially gave me bad insomnia and I wanted as long as possible between taking it and trying to get to sleep. This side effect wore off anyway after four weeks. At the moment I would take the tablet as usual, on a morning, if I were you, and give the drug plenty of time to kick in.

Tyke

[becksfan86]

Thank you you two, im taing it still in the moving, had a good day today so thats good :)

[soulsearcher]

Hello becksfan86

I take my Sertraline in the morning always have done and it works for me like the people say on here just try and stick it out things should get better I dont think I would sleep if I took mine at night I think they keep you awake