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How long before a difference?

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karen_90046
karen_90046

I stopped taking setraline after 13 days as my depression and sickness was overwhelming. How long before anyone noticed an improvement as I will start again at some point 

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  • gordon83595
    gordon83595 karen_90046

    Posted

    yeah, i get it. i was pretty bad with a lot of the side effects, i think it was around week 5 at 150mg that the side effects started to go, and i started to feel a bit better, almost week 8 now, and im noticing a great improvement, and most of the side effect are gone, still have night sweats, and feel a bit zonked out in the day, i take it in the morning, but depression and anxiety are greatly diminished. My advice would be to hang in there, the side effects are rotten, but they do pass, its not easy tho, i know.
  • Lolita40
    Lolita40 karen_90046

    Posted

    Do you mean that you stopped sertraline and not taking anything else? If I understand you took it for 13 days? When did you stopoed?

    How were you before using it?

    What are your side effects?

    It can stay a bit in your blood but you might what to talk to your doctor.

    • karen_90046
      karen_90046 Lolita40

      Posted

      I’ve gone straight back on mirtazapine and feel loads better, I stopped setraline last Wednesday 
  • acfierros
    acfierros karen_90046

    Posted

    How many mg of mirtz are you on? Does it make you tired the next day? I'm thinking of asking my doctor about taking it for sleep 7.5 but I'm worried about sleepiness the next day. I'm taking 50mg zoloft in morning.

    • karen_90046
      karen_90046 acfierros

      Posted

      I take 30mg of mirtazapine but even 15 will help you sleep and it won’t make you groggy the next day . I think I’ll stick to that now because after 11 years it’s been a life saver for me 
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