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8th week on 100mg after 8 weeks on 50mg

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Kells123a
Kells123a

Hi, Just want some assurence, been on 100mg increased from 50 mg for 8 weeks now, had loads of good days, still get some bad days, is this a blip or should I increase, or give it more time..Got GP appt 20th Aug. Thanks

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  • ondrea69
    ondrea69 Kells123a

    Posted

    Hi Kells, if you feel your not 100% then yes I would increase but I would only go up to125mg . Give your doctor a ring and see what he says because everybody is different. xx
    • Kells123a
      Kells123a ondrea69

      Posted

      Hi Thank you.. bloody anoying is in it, thought I was doing well... so dissapointed sometimes..
    • ondrea69
      ondrea69 Kells123a

      Posted

      Yes it is annoying because all you want is to feel better, but you do what you feel is right for you and your well-being. 
  • james63103
    james63103 Kells123a

    Posted

    It's great that you're doing better. I'm 12 weeks on 150mg now and I'm having mostly good days, but still a few bad days. I'm getting night sweats at the moment that I believe are down to the meds as it's a common side effect of AD's. I'm also feeling sleepy every now and then in the day. Doc wants me to go up to 200 mg too!

    8 weeks seems long enough, I was told 10-12 weeks on higher dosages but I can't validate if that is true or not. Certainly seems that way in my case though.

    The bad days are expected. My doc made a point to tell me that these are not silver bullets and you will still have issues - just to a lesser extent because of the extra serotonin.

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