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Going from 20mg to 49mg struggling big time!!

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lynda84120
lynda84120

hey folks I was on 20mgs of cit for 7 weeks. seen some progress but felt there was room for a lot more. I really struggled with the side effects in the beginning but was still anxious. I have been on 40 for 1 week and feel like I've gone back to day 1. super anxious, intrusive thoughts, aches and pains to name a few. please I'd love to hear others experience of increasing and to know it will improve?? many thanks!

Lynda

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  • Philshills
    Philshills lynda84120

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    that':s a big jump to make, i would suggest making your way up slowly, gradual increase, you're basically going through the side effects all over again because of the increase. 7 weeks is still quite early tbh, i didn't really see positive results until 6, cit really needs time, i think the sweet spot is around 6-8 weeks for most people but some can be longer. speak to a doctor about going down to 30 and see how that goes for a few weeks.

    • lynda84120
      lynda84120 Philshills

      Posted

      thanks for replying I'm going to stay at 40 nearly 3 weeks in. it's hard going thinking I'll never get better! had a few windows of better then crash again! I don't want to mess about with the dose again. just need to know itll get better and others have experienced similar going up the dose. many thanks x

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