TLDR; my oura ring has shown a HUGE reduction in overall stress on my body in just two weeks of being on zoloft and i WISH i started sooner!!!

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guys i was SO nervy to start sertraline but im two weeks in. i did 8 days on 12.5mg (half a pill) and have done 5 days on 25mg. the first few days i was very spacey and tired. i’ve REALLY struggled with insomnia but i think thats because i was on 150mg wellbutrin XL to treat adhd + depression before switching (cold turkied because of pregnancy concerns and jumped to zoloft since its safe for pregnancies and i suspect not having that extra kick of stimulant is the culprit for being buzzy at night, but could also be zoloft too). 

anywayyyy…

LOOK at the screen grabs from my oura ring! my stress was  genuinely uncontrollable. it was rare i didn’t have a “stressful” day even if my body felt calm. i do yoga, breath work, exercise regularly, eat extremely clean, track macros, drink tons of water, work from home, and carve out lots of recovery time, so i was always shook that my stress was hitting unhealthy levels nearly daily. i just figured that the oura ring was off and i was an active person… until zoloft

the last week specifically has made me realize i was living with crippling anxiety. i have ptsd, OCD and adhd on top of everything but i always thought i managed it well. i’m pretty high functioning. but i guess things were manifesting at a physical level in ways i didn’t realize until being on this medication. 

my health anxiety was INSANE and it took 9 months of my doctors convincing me to switch (and a chemical pregnancy… which was a great kick in the ass to switch from wellbutrin) and i am so so so thankful i did. i have had minimal side effects besides those listed earlier in this post **and i just want to encourage anyone on the edge to** ***PLEASE*** **give this medication a shot.**

im hopefully to add wellbutrin back in the mix eventually when pregnancy isn’t something we’re trying for to help my adhd, because i have definitely noticed my focus is bad again and my attention span is painfully short without the stimulant in the mix, but overall my quality of life has improved so much from this medication. 

the proof is in the pudding with the before and after photos.

2 Week Stress Reduction WIN (with before and after data) ♡