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Been on 50mg for 8 weeks and now 100mg for 6 days

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vikki2303
vikki2303

Hi all. So I have been on sertraline for 9 weeks total, but 50mg for 8 weeks then recently up to 100mg for the past 6 days. I have been feeling anxious and just wondered if it's from the increased dose, also my appetite has gone like it did on the start up. Is this side effects from upping my dose, and how long will it take for them (kick in). I was feeling ok on 50mg but still had bouts of anxiety that's why my doc upped my dose.

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  • emma1605
    emma1605 vikki2303

    Posted

    Yes i think you do get the side effects again when you increase yr dose. You have obviously done very well as youve stuck with it for so many weeks. I was switched to venlafaxine a week ago from sertraline as after 5 weeks it wasnt working. X
    • vikki2303
      vikki2303 emma1605

      Posted

      Thanks for the reply Emma. Hope your new meds suit u better x
    • Dawn1208
      Dawn1208 emma1605

      Posted

      Hi Emma how are you getting on with venaflaxine my doctor is considering changing me as citalopram isn't working and they want to try me on venaflaxine I had to get an ecg. X
    • emma1605
      emma1605 Dawn1208

      Posted

      Hi dawn

      Ive only been taking them for just over a week, 37.5mg twice per day, ive not seen much progress yet but no big side effects like sertraline. Doc prescribed me with a weeks worth of diazepam also to calm down anxiety. X

  • natalie06867
    natalie06867 vikki2303

    Posted

    hi vikki sorry to hear your not feeling great. I am on 8th day of 100mg and a total of 7 wks 4 days in. I feel ok no extra side affects just a bit of a fuzzy head but no anxiety. I do feel a bit lazy but that could be the propanlal which I will be shortly cutting down to 1 daily. hope you feel better soon.
    • vikki2303
      vikki2303 natalie06867

      Posted

      So glad it's working for u nat, and u have stuck it out. I'm going to continue, as they were working on 50 but still with some bad days so I know I have to continue to feel the extra dose benefits. I'm not feeling to bad now, I think I made myself anxious from thinking of things, as a lot is going on with my partners family at the mo. Keep me posted on how your doing nat and I will do the same, it's nice to have someone to go through it with as we started the upped dose at the same time ish x
  • john51151
    john51151 vikki2303

    Posted

    hi vikki your not far from feeling normal like you my first week on 100mg was horrible a thought why did i move up from 50mg but when i was on the lower dose it was good and bad days a have finnished my second week a would say 7 good days apart from headaches and a fuzzy feeling but they are decreasing a was going to give them up but glad i didnt am sure this time next week you will fell a lot better.
    • vikki2303
      vikki2303 john51151

      Posted

      Awww thanks for the advice john. I'm def going to stick with them as I was feeling better like u on 50mg but I still had a few bad days, so I know they work. And good on you for sticking with it and not giving up, so glad your feeling better with them. I wish u well x
  • Guest
    Guest vikki2303

    Posted

    If you don't already have some, ask your GP about Diazepam . That will ease the anxiety while the 100mg kicks in. I take 150mg, and, for me, that's the perfect dose smile
    • vikki2303
      vikki2303 Guest

      Posted

      I'm alps taking propranolol and my doc said she won't give me diazepam. I've rode it before so will do it again but it's just hard when I have have a lil boy to look after when the anxiety happens. Did u have side effects from upping doses each time and was one of them anxiety? Also how long before u started seeing the benefits of your upped dose? X
    • FryFan2015
      FryFan2015 vikki2303

      Posted

      Hi all, hope you start to get some relief from the anxiety soon vikki, I was also given propranolol to steady me inbetween coming off cipralex (escitalopram) & going onto fluoxetene, however I found the effects of the propranolol were only temporary as my body got used to them. External situations dont help when you have underlying anxiety, I think diazepam is given after propranolol has been tried.

      Dose changes will affect how you feel but it takes a while for things to settle, hang on in there smile

  • Digsby
    Digsby vikki2303

    Posted

    Hi Vikki,

    I was 4 weeks on 50mg and have been another 4 weeks on 100mg. The last few days have been the most positive in months. Not a full recovery but definite progress. Side effects seem very variable from person to person: I have kept my appetite throughout, although disrupted sleep and random headaches seem to be my main problem with the meds. Mornings are often a struggle but I'm feeling more motivated to face the day and achieve something, however small, so my self-confidence is gradually returning.

    Keep going. I hope you settle into the new dosage soon and start to feel the benefits.

    Digsby

    x

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