Decreasing dose
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Ok, so iv been on sert now for 5 months started at 150 mg as 150mg had always calmed me down and worked but after no look this time round i went up to 200mg that didnt work either. Dropped down to 150 mg and had some relief after about 3 weeks but then back to square one iv dropped to 100mg now and my anxiety is still bad, been on 100mg for 2 and a half weeks now, could it be the side effects that are making me worse ? and do they make you worse if you decrease
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sue74917 aaron41050
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Hi you can get side effects from increasing and decreasing. you started at quite a high dose and have 3 dose changes in 5 months, your poor body and brain must wonder what is going on. You have not said how long you were off the meds before going back on them? As others will tell you, this is a slow acting medication and does not work overnight, you have to build it up and give it time before assessing if you need a dose change, also there is every possibility that it may not work this time around, I had used citalopram 3 times in the past but this 4th time around it was not to be and although scary I am glad I changed meds. What ever you decide to do I hope you feel better soon this illness is not nice
aaron41050 sue74917
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i was off them for about 6 months but i stopped cold turkey
aaron41050 sue74917
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how long do the side effects last roughly
sue74917 aaron41050
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it is hard to say really, generally about 2 weeks for physical side effects but some can linger or come and go, if you were on 150 and felt better it is not unheard of to have some off days, takes about 6 to 8 weeks to be able to tell if your dose is right, some people find improvement comes in waves, some it takes longer, the problem is it is not a one size fits all kind if drug, I personally would stick at the dose you are on now for at least 6 weeks and then if there is no improvement at all have a talk with your Dr and take it from there, I am sorry that I cannot give you an exact time line but rest assured that you will get better, as you did before
aaron41050 sue74917
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thanks on 200mg i never felt any benefits but on 150 after 3 weeks or so iv felt ok for a week but then it came back which has never happened so the doctor has told me to drop down a dose to 100 jist hoping that this is my dose that will help im also seeing a therapist for cbt she said that 200mg and 150mg are high doses usually she had dealt with people on 100mg or 50mg