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Hi all! I am on my 7th week, it has been hard. Side effects are terrible. I have just gone up to 75mg the last 4 days. I am pretty good in the day but not so good at bed time. Can’t sleep at all without sleeping tablet. Any advice please? Thanks
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helen18598 rachael25624
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I get the sense that it is different for everyone. Did you suffer from insomnia before starting on Sertraline? I have had sleep problems all my life but not for the 14 years when I was on Paroxetine. It seems so strange to me that a drug for anxiety and depression commonly causes inability to sleep. Good luck and be aware that increasing the dose may make your insomnia worse along with other side effects.
Take care.
rachael25624 helen18598
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helen18598 rachael25624
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Hello again, Rachael. I think your dad is probably right to suggest giving more time for the Sertraline to settle in your system. I was started on 50mg and upped to 100 after 6 weeks. Now I think that was too soon. I felt really stressed at night so my doctor agreed to increase my dose up to 150mg. I now think the 150 is far too much and I am feeling so much better even after a week of reducing back to 100mg. I even went to sleep at 1 o'clock last night - the best sleep for months. I am finding people's posts on this forum really helpful. 1. Sertraline affects people in different ways. 2. The drug can take months to stabilise at the most effective dose. 3. Many side effects will disappear if we are patient.
If you can bear it, I would encourage you to give it at least three months before giving up on Sertraline or upping the dose beyond 100mg. Keep in touch. I'd love to hear how you are getting on.
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jenna324 rachael25624
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jenna324 rachael25624
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I was on 75 for 3 weeks and then increased to 100 2 days ago. I would suggest staging on 75 for at least 3 weeks before increasing to 100. So far I don’t really have any horrible side effects. No increased anxiety. My main reason for increasing was because I still had anxiety on 50 and 75. I definitely will stay on 100 for a while though. Some people say it can even take 6 months to get the full effect because with the increasing and adjusting to the meds can take a while. Hang in there and keep posting .
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