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im back on 137.5 after being on 150mg for 3days how long untill it levels out? took a nap after being in the sun and feel ehxuasted and wierd ... i dunno what to do. the 150 was to stong felt like a zombie and bad anxiety and really bad depression
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Sphyd knight84874
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It takes about 8 weeks to level out if you are sensitive to the medication I reckon. My dr gave me something to combat anxiety when upping the dose but this is only meant as a short term measure. If you feel better on the lower dose maybe stick there for a while? No SSRI will get rid of all symptoms - you need some counselling and therapy as well to give it all your best shot. I found that they dont offer me a long term solution and i have had to sleep well, eat well, exercise and really work on reprogramming how i feel about myself. Boring but necessary! But leveling out will take longer than three days - you should feel better after two to three weeks then level after about 8. Just do take very good care of yourself and remember the new sensations are side effects - not a return to illness.
knight84874 Sphyd
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shouldnt it take faster ive been on 137.5 for a month then went to 150 mg for 3 days back on 137.5 for 3days still feeling depressed
Sphyd knight84874
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Honestly i dont think there are hard and fast rules and i can only speak from my experience. Also i misunderstood - I thought your question was how long before levelling out on 150. So no, not as long as i said to get equilibrium back on the 137.5 but, again, if it was me I know it would take a good week or two to stabilise after changing back to the lower dose. Also it doesn't sound like youve been on the 137.5 for long so i guess - again based on my own experience - you may not quite have acclimatised to that dose before going up. I didnt feel that clear headed the whole time i was on antidepressants and my moods did swing all over the place - but you may be different. I guess im saying dont panic - three days isn t that long and the constant trying to measure how you are feeling and desperately wanting to feel better straight away is very familiar. - and its so difficult because it sort of makes things worse. Give yourself a breather and let it settle for another week or so. That's my advice but keep talking to your dr as well.
knight84874 Sphyd
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thanks for all your insight i apprecaite it!
knight84874 Sphyd
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yeah just a month usually 8 weeks and sometimes even 12 weeks for the best effect
Paulson knight84874
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after years of feeling crap and like a zombie, i decided to come off Sertraline , i now do guided doyouyoga on line , you can also get this on youtube, I now do guided meditation and yoga every morning for 20 minutes , i feel much better than being addicted to Terrible mind bending drugs , i found eating a good diet and exercise much more helpful, whatever my problems are I believe I can tackle them without feeling like a zombie much better. I believe that sertraline only adds to the problem and doesn’t really sort them out. I am more determined now than I ever was to sort out my life without prescription drugs they really do not help. it felt like getting rid of one problem and creating another. also joining a mindful group if that’s your thing can really help .
Sphyd Paulson
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I think that however you feel you can regain a feeling of control in your life is helpful. Medication is not a cure and it does come with side effects. I am just over three months free of medication. It's been very very hard and at times hugely disheartening. I would do anything not to feel depressed - and at the moment that includes staying off medication and trying to get some
normality back. But it's a new normal - I'll never be the same again but i am older and to some extent wiser. And only those of you who have experienced a depressed state of mind will understand the insight it can give you and the empathy you feel for others walking with you through what seems like an endless and a dark place. There is light at the end of the tunnel - even if today you cant quite see it.