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7 weeks tomorrow on 50mg of sertraline.
the past few days I've had a strange feeling of being a little bit out of it.
feeling odd and detatched and it's so scary.
anyone else experience this at this or similar at this time frame?
it's making my anxiety a lot lot worse 😓
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andrew83432 Potatoghost
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hi pal wonder wether its a 7 week thing been brilliant these last couple of week since i increased today the anxiety as been horrid my 8th week
Potatoghost andrew83432
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what did you increase too again?
join the sertraline support group on facebook so many people have said week 7 and 8 are a killer x
you're definitely not alone x
andrew83432 Potatoghost
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im on 100 mg pal , im ok now it was an hour after taking my tablet drove to work then it started, yesterday aswell was the best day id had no anxiety for a full day was bliss, its a rollercoaster ride alright
lynn67615 andrew83432
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how far down on the citalopram did you go down to to switch to sertraline
Potatoghost andrew83432
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it truly is buddy!
doc wants me to increase to 100mg today x uggghhhh I'm dreading it tbh x
andrew83432 lynn67615
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hi lynn my dr switched me straight from 30 mg citalopram to 50mg sertraline did 12 week at that then upped to 100mg this is my 8th week
lynn67615 Potatoghost
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i am weaning of luvox to go on sertraline again worked for me at 50 for 20 years than had breakthrough anxiety. that was 2 years ago. Do you get any sadness waves potatoghost
Potatoghost lynn67615
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I think going back on sertraline is a good idea if it worked for you before x
all the time lovely x it's part of this horrible illness x
andrew83432 Potatoghost
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The upped dose from 50mg to 100 mg was a walk in the park compared to when i upped citalopram 20-30mg thought i was losing my mind for 3 months with that. yes its horrible wev just to keep going
AxleWilliams Potatoghost
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I got the detached feeling for about two to three weeks after the 7th week. Very strange feeling like that. Literally had the exact same wording as you in my journal when I looked it up btw. Are you seeing any improvement? If not your doc might be right about upping your dose. I do understand how you feel though, every increase brings it's own effects. I would not step from 50 to 100mg straight off though. I would do it in increments of 25mg. Doubling your dose might be too much too handle all at once. Hope to hear some good news soon from you too...
Potatoghost AxleWilliams
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sorry for the late reply buddy x I moved up to 75mg a few days ago and nearly pulled a whitey today.
I was so panicky so had to have half a diazipam to calm down. strangely though my mind wasnt panicking. it was just my body.
so yeah 100mg is too much for now x
you're right that detatched feeling has scared the crap out of me but I'm starting to feel less worried as it does seem to be normal for some x
hopefully having no anxiety for a few days has given you a bit of hope they are working for you . 😊
AxleWilliams Potatoghost
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The first hour or two in the morning is still a little hard, but no where near what it had been. No more dark thoughts, anxiety, or agitation after that. Yeah, I think that once you know you're almost there, it kind of lifts a heavy load off your shoulders. I pray that you too get there soon. And don't worry about the lag in response. I'm in the USA so you and I are on different schedules anyway. Wishing you the best...
lynn67615 AxleWilliams
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how many weeks AXLE
AxleWilliams lynn67615
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I started with 25mg for two days, 50mg for 3 days, and then 75mg for 12 weeks, and 87.5mg for 2 weeks or a total of about 15 weeks.
lynn67615 Potatoghost
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potatoghost to you ever open your eyes in the morning and have anxiety, i am fine going to sleep