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help!! advise nearly 6weeks

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rachel62244
rachel62244

50mg 5w 5days. Had improvements at first but started with anxiety again at 4weeks and now bad depression creeping back. Time to increase or wait it out. I'm a mess.

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  • liz1234
    liz1234 rachel62244

    Posted

    Ohh I remember feeling like that!! I'm about 10wks in and I have to say it took til last week for me to feel ok!!

    I hope you manage it sooner than me. You will get there. Lots of support and keep yourself busy, I know you don't want to do a thing but force yourself!! I wrote sticky notes to motivate myself to do stuff which kinda helped.

    Good luck x

    • rachel62244
      rachel62244 liz1234

      Posted

      Did u stop on 50mg? I'm a wreck, when I fall asleep I wake up in total panic it's awful! I'm scared to sleep
    • liz1234
      liz1234 rachel62244

      Posted

      I was in 50mg for bout 5 wks but felt terrible so doc increased to 100mg and eventually felt better, think the anxiety goes first but depression takes a bit longer. I could get to sleep as evening was my best time but would wake about 3 am and toss and turn getting more anxious as time went on. I had propranolol to help and diazepam but tried not to take them.

      It's not easy Iv been off work for about a month going back Monday coming so will see how I cope.

      Take care of yourself x

  • Colerne
    Colerne rachel62244

    Posted

    Hi, I'm having the same problem at the moment, about 8 weeks of taking 50mg and I feel like it's starting to "wear off".

    Is 100mg the "normal" dose that people end up on?

    • rachel62244
      rachel62244 Colerne

      Posted

      I feel dreadful I'm taking diazapram but I still feel very very low crying all the time. After 8weeks I'd be seeing the doctor hun x
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