Increase or not?

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I've been on sertraline 50mg for 11 days now and no improvement so far, I know it takes a lot longer to work,but my doctor just informed me he would like me to go up to 100mg at week 3 as he said 50mg is too low and isnt the therapeutic dose and said he thinks it's not high enough to help with my anxiety/depression as well as 100mg.

just wandering if I should increase or still wait it out a lot longer to see.

just dont want to waste time on a dose that isnt strong enough to help

thanks x

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  • Posted

    I would normally say wait but if you are not seeing any improvement at all and are having no side effects then what have you got to loose? Go for it

    • Posted

      is it too early to see improvement though it's only 2 weeks. I'm worried about increasing because of side effects and possibly skipping a dose that could work for me x

      I cant remember what dose you are on sue, if it's ok to ask x

    • Posted

      I am on 50 and have been for about 7 months and doing ok. When I said improvement I did not mean all of the time but are you seeing any difference at all? Even just a hour or so at maybe the end of the day?

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      I think I might be x if I'm am it's pretty small. it's just hard to tell if today is better than yesterday if you know what I mean. I think my appetite has improved and I'm having moments throughout the day where I feel anxious physically, but manage to forget about it mentally for 20 minutes or half an hour. my sleep is the same and still waking up anxious but not so bad in the evening x

    • Posted

      how long until you noticed any difference sue? I keep convincing myself I'm going backwards. I dont know how long to wait to see if I get better or not x thank you lovely.

    • Posted

      hang on potato its only been two weeks.if you are feeling so so in the evenings thats a start.

    • Posted

      thank you lois its so hard to tell if one day is worse than the next because they all seem pretty crap. yeah it's only been two weeks x I think I'm getting desperate to feel better now x

    • Posted

      Hey lois i feel bad too.

      I wake up crappy and low feelings and feel like nothing .

      I think my mind is all over the place.

      Thanks!

    • Posted

      Hey lois! its around 4 weeks and few days.

      I feel so sick and low from this.

    • Posted

      potato might be correct .you do seem to be calmer.with your post.4weeks that is good gs.the worst is nearly over.

    • Posted

      It seems a bit but it comes in waves .

      i.think its the low feelings and headache and just overall feeling weird .

      Thanks!

    • Posted

      you are having waves thats lovely because that means the med is working!

    • Posted

      Hello lois ! i still feel very spacey and feel low feelings as well.

      not motivated at all.

      so its been bad feelings .

    • Posted

      i totally understand but those waves are a good thing and the rest will settle you done 4weeks there is no turning back .it will all fall into place.and you will come thru.

    • Posted

      I agree with lois that it's starting to settle a little now if you are having calmer moments x just wait until the waves stop you will be happy you carried on bud.

      I'm 2 weeks behind and feel dreadful so it's good you are feeling better a tiny bit x

    • Posted

      I still feel terrible bud.

      The lows feel terrible and still no motivation at all so been very difficult still.

    • Posted

      you will see the highs are going to be longer lasting while the lows will start staying behind.thats exactly how i felt.i still had all that you describe but the waves was are a good thing at least for me anyway.i did not have motivation for many months my fatigue was severe i could not even move my upper arms my friend use to come over n bathe me.it was horrible but i remember when i started getting those waves my phychiatrist offer a mood stabilizer and i said no.and she said i was on my way to recovery.

    • Posted

      Hello! i understand lois!

      im just feeling it still. i am trying to keep

      busy is issue for me .

      Im still laying around .

      I do get out time to time.

      Everything seems so difficult.

      Thanks!

    • Posted

      Hey lois !

      I do say stuff to family out of frustration.

      its very hard on me like this daily.

      They wanna put me somewhere.

      Thanks!

    • Posted

      complaining about your feelings is quite normal.gs you are not alone trust me .

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