Fully recovered but left with a bit of manageable anxiety

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I take 150mg sertraline for ocd anxiety

I can honestly say that I am 100% recovered but I am left with a tiny bit

of a weird manageable anxiety...I don't want to up to 200mg

as I feel it would be way too much...I was wondering if a tiny dose of an

anti anxiety med along with the 150mg sertraline would do the trick

Sertraline was an absolute miracle for my depression and panic attacks

I just want to get rid of this tiny bit of anxiety.

Or then again maybe I should up to 200mg

What do you think?

Your comments would be very much appreciated

Thank you

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  • Posted

    Hi there glad to hear you have recovered, if it's manageable then that's ok isn't it? You say you are 100% recovered so why up your dose. How long did it take for you to feel better? I've been on it for 17 days at 100mg started a week on 50mg...still my anxiety is unbearable. Take care x

  • Posted

    I am glad to hear that you're recovered, and if it's unmanageable on days where you need to go out or just simply annoying a little bit of his Xanax and Ativan won't hurt. I don't know about having to 200, I'm supposed to be helping to 100 and I'm having a hard time bringing myself to do it. How long did it take you before you felt great I'm six and a half weeks and I've noticed a lot of great changes but my panic attacks are still here when I'm out in public or when I'm driving which was my main reason for taking that medicine.

    • Posted

      Hello kmon

      I started taking sertraline 50mg at the end of Nov. 2017

      for severe depression panic attacks and severe anxiety

      brought on because of my ocd

      by mid January this year my depression was comp!etely cured

      but not the anxiety and the panic attacks

      then in April I upped to 100mg and as if by a miracle my panic attacks

      disappeared overnight but not the anxiety...well maybe just a tiny bit

      then in august this year i upped to 150mg

      and as if by magic as before the anxiety vanished

      but since then i get about a bad week once a month

      i was thinking maybe 200mg would be the magic bullet

  • Posted

    Maybe cut you tablet and increase to 162.5mg??

    Increase by 12.5mg instead of a 25mg or 50mg jump?? As you say... its only a tiny bit of anxiety that’s bothering you, maybe you dont need as big of an increase?? 🌹

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