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Sorry to keep asking questions people,
I've been on 150 mg of sertraline for years and was stable , recently went up to 200mg and feeling terrible after 2 weeks . Can upping your dose even if you have been in a 150mg for years really take more than 2 weeks to improve ?? I would understand if I was new to the meds but I'm not .
has anyone been through the same ?
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Johncl
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How you feeling Victoria? X
victoria68136 Johncl
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hi jon
still tapering down from 100 to 50
so nxt tues will be starting prozac
i been taking diazapam and has really helped me to eat and get back to work
but i know its only because i take diaz to feel better
but dreading starting ptozac
Ala1483 Johncl
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How are you doing John?
Johncl Ala1483
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Up and down, some days I think I'm getting there ,others I feel like I'm back to square one . I fall asleep ok at night but awake at 4 . So in a nutshell, I don't know
Ala1483 Johncl
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I am the same... no anxiety but my mood is awful today I feel like back to square one. Yesterday was a bit better. Day 23 on 200. I don't whether Sert is still going to kick in or it's not working so like you... I don't know....:(
Johncl
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How are you Ala
jean62175 Johncl
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Hello All on here - I have been reading all your messages & I just thought I would share this with you all - its kinda long so hang in there! last May my anxiety kicked back in, I muddled along & tried to use what I had learned at CBT before. went on holidays in July, had a bit of sinus infection & with flights I ended up with vertigo, my anxiety went through the roof over the following weeks, in the end I went to Doctor who is so understanding, we agreed to up my dose from 100 to 150, that was in September and applied for more CBT... Oh my God the side effects were so awful, anxiety through the roof, weird dreaming, sweating, dizzy, you name it I had it (alot like ye are going through now) I was afraid to leave the house in case "something" would happen to me! I upped the end of September and its only in the past few weeks I have felt normal- whatever that is - lol... I dont wake and as its was called to "body-surf" as in "how am i feeling today" "are my legs like jelly" "will I have another day of crap" etc., etc., anymore, anxiety is not on my mind 24/7. If I get a pain anywhere I dont think I am dying... I spoke to a friend of mine some time ago and she said "from the day we are born, we are dying you didnt worry about it before, so why worry now".
NOW I could write a book on what Ive been through, BUT what I want you all to remember IT TAKES TIME BUT ITS SO WORTH IT as it DOES get better, I promised I wouldnt forget to check in here when I was so much better, to what I hope will give you all hope, from someone who has been as low as you can go and now Im good. Still have a wee wobble every now and again, but I just tell myself all is good & move on... mostly - lol.
From the bottom of my heart I wish you all good health & calmness. x
P.S. each time Ive upped the dose its as bad as first time even if on sertraline for years..
aaron41050 jean62175
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hi jean, glad to hear your ok, whenever iv been on sertraline 150mg has always made me better and this time it did for a week or 2 but then i fell bad again and ending up upping my dose to 200mg i was on 200mg for 5.5 weeks and i felt worse so i went to the doctors and he said you have give the 200mg enough time to see if it helps and as youve said it isnt i want you to wean off to 150mg, im now questioning whether i should of stayed on 200 for a couple more weeks or go to the dose that has always helped me and has worked in the past
jean62175 aaron41050
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I think you need to give it time, but, only you know whats best for you. Not making light of all this crap, but sometimes we all need a kick in the bum, so I looked at upping the dose as just that.... hang in there you WILL get there x
Ala1483 jean62175
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Thank you Jean, was your mood low all the time? I don't have anxiety now but my mood has not lifted yet to the point I could say I am getting there...I still have no interest in everything I had before depression. Did you feel this way too?
jean62175 Ala1483
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Yes, but with me what with sitting in the house, not talking to anyone & thinking - I didnt give my mood a chance to lift. So I pushed myself to go out to the garden, bought a colouring book as I couldnt settle to read a book etc., Then I saw on FB to go for a walk, listen to the sounds, birds singing, traffic, wind blowing through trees when you meet people you dont have to talk just smile and keep going, it all helped & does lift your mood...
Ala1483 Johncl
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Hi, how are you doing John?
Johncl Ala1483
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Still not great ala , really low mood for most of the days but anxiety has improved . How about you
Ala1483 Johncl
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Hi, until yesterday I felt I am on the right track and copying better with days plus barely any anxiety. However today I woke up feeling very low and I have been like this all day. Later on this pm I was so worried about today that I took benzo to calm my intrusive thoughts. I have been worried all day that I won't improve on SERT and it's max what it can do... I hope this bad day has been caused by my bad cold and chest. I really don't know should I expect more on 200? It's my 5th week on this dose. How about you? Are you gonna give it a good 8-10 weeks?
Johncl Ala1483
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I don't know, I've taken a low dose of zopiclone to help me sleep for the last 4 days ,only 3.75 and didn't sleep as well as I would of hoped and they've given me a terrible low mood . I'm at the end of my tether really .I've got the docs tomorrow night,so I'll see what he says about it all . How much time do we give these things ??!! I was fine on 150mg of sertraline for years and now increasing to 200mg is horrible, I cant for the life of me understand why it would take so long to improve after years on the stuff anyway . Stick or bust ???? That's the million dollar question at the moment .
Ala1483 Johncl
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Yes, you are right.... this unknown is the scariest feeling... I really hope the bad dip is due to my viral infection. It's good that your anxiety has improved. It means that Sert is doing something. I am going to ask my GP tomorrow to make a referral to see a private psychiatrist, maybe something could be added to SERT. I don't really know. Please let me know the outcome... It's so bloody hard isn't it?
victoria68136 Johncl
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hi john
do you think its ok to switch straight from sert to prozac
Johncl victoria68136
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I really don't know , I might be following you're leed soon , if the gp says its ok, then yeah x
Johncl Ala1483
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Time is a great healer