3 weeks on 50mg increase
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Hi all,
I am getting frustrated and still struggling with very heightened anxiety. I did 2 weeks of 25mg and tomorrow will be the end of week 3 of 50mg. The heightened anxiety is still very extreme the past two days. The day before those it was manageable. I am just looking for advice or reassurance that this going to settle? I am also getting a few hours time to time still of feeling very depressed. I was hoping these side effects would have eased by now. Appreciate your thoughts or experience....
Thank you!
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christinekay holly34337
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Right there with you. Mind is spinning. Hard to catch breathe. Big knot in my chest. Only week 3 for me too. It's gotta get better. Hugs.
vanessa45115 holly34337
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It does get better holly. With every increase, come the side effects again. Hang in there🙂
holly34337 vanessa45115
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vanessa45115 holly34337
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ryan77427 holly34337
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But let me explain to you how I understand the workings of this drug.. I am not a dr, but was hellbent on finding out how/why and found a site that explained it in detail. As we all know it is a SSRI. It blocks the reuptake of seratonin.. So when you start the medication there is a whole lot more seratonin to take up - but you still only have the receptors you had before taking the meds..So you brain makes more receptors to take in all this new seratonin - this takes weeks..
Meanwhile, your brain also picks up that there is too much seratonin and halts the production - explainining why thins might seem worse. But as I say I am no dr, this is just the way I understand it..Hope it helps..
So hang in there...
Ranger507 ryan77427
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Thanks man this helped me a little I'm also suffering the same but I'm hanging in
holly34337 ryan77427
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Thanks Ryan. I appreciate your input. I was aware of the process the body goes through but just thought the unbearable anxiety due to the increase would have settled some. It was very intense the past two days. Like all day long......I guess side effects fading in a couple weeks doesn't always happen.
Thanks again!
vicky20903 holly34337
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Does anybody know what eye drops will settle really bad dry eyes it's due to sertraline it's that bad I can't stand it help please
thomasjb27 holly34337
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vicky20903 thomasjb27
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Does dry eyes settler it's really bad I can't open my eyes propley
holly34337 thomasjb27
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I have taken this med on and off most of my life. I have always done well at 50mg once it kicks in. I stopped it for about 2 months due to medical issues that they though may be from the sertraline. The start up this time seems so rough in comparison to the other times....
thomasjb27 holly34337
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taylor41 holly34337
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