Increased anxiety when going from 25mg to 50mg of Sertraline
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Hi all. I’m still getting the hang of this site, so I posted this to the general boards. But am happy to see there is a specific Sertraline board.
I started having very bad anxiety about 2 months ago. My doctor prescribed Sertraline. He wanted me to take 25mg for a week, then up dose to 50mg. I started feeling better and just stayed on the 25mg for a five weeks (with doctor’s approval). Then I started having anxiety thoughts again, and felt a weight hanging around me from time to time. So, doctor and I decided to go ahead an up the Sertraline to 50mg. The first week was fine, a little dizziness. But over the last 9 days, the anxiety has started to creep back. Today was the worst (16 days since going to 50mg). So many thoughts circling, I’m really unable to control them. All I want to do is sleep and find it hard to even do the simplest things like eat or do the dishes. Is this normal? Is this the anxiety returning before it gets better? Do you think it means that Sertraline isn’t working for me? Thank you for your support and guidance.
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Unfortunately this is normal . I’ve been dealing with the terrible thoughts of anxiety as well. It can take up to 8 weeks for the medication to take full effect - even if it’s just an increase. My suggestion is talk to your GP about getting some additional medication you can take when the anxiety is bad (Ativan, Xanax etc).. it will help while you go through this transition. It’s tough, but you can do this!
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