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hi all been on 50mg for 12 weeks for the last 3 weeks iv felt almost 80 % back to normal, but the last 4 days the mornings have been terrible again just wondering wether it would be worth upping the dose?
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sue74917 andrew83432
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Hi Andrew for what it is worth I would say give it more time, you will have blips along the way, wait another 3 or 4 days and if you still feel the same then speak to your Dr about an increase but do it slowly, if they say to go up to 100 then do it in 25 or even 12.5 this way you maybe able to avoid getting all the side effects back again and can judge better what dose you need. I have been on 50 since Jan and there have been times that I felt I needed to increase but gave it 7 days and it corrected itself and I am back to normal now, what ever that is!
andrew83432 sue74917
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hi sue , yes iv got an appointment with the dr today il see what he says just terrified going back to how i was, just when ya think your on the right track
Melanie455 andrew83432
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hia, ive been on sertraline for 24 weeks now. i gradually increased from 50mg to 150mg. i still get some edgey feelings/ anxiety in the morning which is often the worst time. Is it your mood that is lower (worse) in the morning or anxious feelings or both? Are you sleeping ok?
andrew83432 Melanie455
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hi i suffered terrible with my sleep, but got back to summat normal, but the last 4 days been waking a few times during the night, its both my moods lower with anxious feelings, seem to pick up towards midday
Melanie455 andrew83432
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i think it would be worth speaking to your Gp about a potential doseage increase and you need to speak to your GP ABOUT THE SLEEP ISSUE
andrew83432 Melanie455
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hi melanie drs upped my dose to 100mg hopefully does the trick
Melanie455 andrew83432
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hia, thats good. my mood really picked up after increase to 100mg after 3 weeks of being on that dose . im sure yours will too.
amy.d Melanie455
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Do you remember what week you started to feel better?
Melanie455 amy.d
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hi, i noticed an improvement around a month , then i felt crap again for a couple of weeks, then my mood really picked up and stabilised around week 7 to 8 😃
andrew83432 Melanie455
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hi melanie thanks for the advice on upping the dose felt really good since upping the dose n sleepings back to normal
Melanie455 andrew83432
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thats really good to hear 😃
elaine37008 andrew83432
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same thing happened to me but at 100mg and turned out it was because they had changed the generic brand of sertraline which can cause side effects and change in symptoms so check nothing has changed. otherwise give it a few days and things will probably settle again
andrew83432 elaine37008
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hi elaine , i keep on getting different brands everytime i get my prescription didnt know it makes a difference?
sue74917 andrew83432
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different brands can make a difference, it is not the actually drug it's self but the fillers and ingredients used in production, try to recall the brand you were on previous to your set back, ask for a paper prescription and find a chemist that regularly stocks that brand. If you are feeling better in the afternoons\evening then the drug is working
elaine37008 andrew83432
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like Sue said find the brand you were ok on and stick to it. although the sertraline is the same the other ingredients are different which can cause a difference in how your body absorbs it. for example one brand might be absorbed by your body aye 85% yet the other brand only 70% hence the constant side effects.