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Originally Posted by Focus62
Thank you for the responses. I haven't been on it for more than two weeks. Unfortunately, I cannot get in contact with my doctor right now as she is part of our campus health services which is only open during the weekdays. I will call tomorrow. I'm not sure how competent she really is when it comes to psych meds, cause yes, she did have me jump from 50mg to 100mg, but I don't have any other options at the moment. I have a T but they're not really all that educated when it comes to meds I don't think, and I don't see her till Tuesday morning. I am confused on whether or not this is the med... but I think it has to be cause I have never felt this bad before  . I feel so out of control and crazy. I keep having flashbacks and I just want the pain to stop. I am overwhelmed.
I am with my roommate right now...I won't do anything stupid. |
Yeah, keep busy tonight and talk with whoever you need to. I know people on here even offered. A close friend, family, or your roommate is good. If you can actually hangout with them the better. If your doc isn't a pdoc (psychiatrist),often they are not as available. Especially an on campus doc. or nurse practitioner. They also feel the most comfortable scripting SSRI's because of their relative safety. So, that's good you can at least call someone tomorrow and you see the doc. on Tue.
I would be careful of even taking the sertraline until you talk to someone. Even if you miss one day on it. it's half-life is around 26 hrs depending on your metabolism. And the amount in your blood plasma will take even longer to diminish. Taking into consideration that you have at least been using it on a daily basis for a week or more.
Please read this thread if you get the chance. It does talk about the risk of suicidal thinking and behavior (suicidality) in children, adolescents, and young adults in short-term studies of major depressive disorder (MDD) and other psychiatric illness disorders. And it gives really good info. on sertraline and does use info from double blind studies on the drug.
http://www.drugs.com/pro/sertraline.html
I don't want to sound alarmist. But when I read distorted thinking along with thought of suicide. A huge red flag automatically goes up. Also i am not against the use of SSRI's at all. I think they have a definite place in psychiatry and mental illness. They have helped countless people suffering from moderate to severe depression and have undoubtedly helped save lives. They can be used as a stop-gap and therapeutic agent for people until proper psychotherapy, cbt, act, etc help. Some people may need to use them for a yr or even yrs. There are also those who will need them for longer periods of time or for the rest of their life. If someone needs to take medications in order to stay stable, functional, and enjoy a good quality of life. That is the most important thing. It is the equivalent of someone using blood pressure meds indefinitely. Even if proper exercise, diet etc are followed and they are still hypertensive. There are genetic and physiological factors to take into account.