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Increased sertraline dosage = side effects?

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bbow96
bbow96

Hi there-

About two weeks ago I increased my sertraline dosage from 50mg to 75mg. I’ve noticed mood swings, very mild panic attacks, and crazy insomnia. Is this normal? Or could it be caused from something else? 

Thanks in advance. 

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  • john15630
    john15630 bbow96

    Posted

    Oh heck I'm thinking of increasing mine to 75 from 50 but not sure now . How long was you on 50mg and why did you up it ?

    John

    • debra34304
      debra34304 john15630

      Posted

      Hi John I was only on 50mg for a wk . Then went bk to doctors and told him it didn’t feel as tho they were working so he put me up to 100mg. I don’t feel as bad as I did but still not sleeping without sleeping tablets 
    • bbow96
      bbow96 john15630

      Posted

      I was on 50mg for about a year. I upped it just to see if it would improve my anxiety and mood further. So far it’s doing the opposite. 😂 

      I’ll give it some more time.

    • john15630
      john15630 bbow96

      Posted

      So did the 50mg work for a while and did you see an improvement . I'm on 50mg for 8 weeks with little change really and just wondering how long to hang on for ?

    • bbow96
      bbow96 john15630

      Posted

      Yes, it did help. I started to see improvement after about 2 months. It happened very gradually. I would talk to your doctor and let them know you haven’t seen improvement!
  • debra34304
    debra34304 bbow96

    Posted

    Hi there yes that’s how I am I get mood swings , very fast heartbeat and can’t sleep without sleeping tablets. All the doctor told me to do is persever with it and give the tablets time to kick in x
    • debra34304
      debra34304 bbow96

      Posted

      Hi I take 2 zopiclone 7.5 mg but I want to try and reduce to just 1 a night . Y do u take sleeping tablets?if so which 1s
    • bbow96
      bbow96 debra34304

      Posted

      I’ve been taking melatonin. I like that it’s a natural supplement, but sometimes it’s just not enough. 
    • debra34304
      debra34304 bbow96

      Posted

      Hi does ure sleeping tablets help you? And where r ures from 
    • bbow96
      bbow96 debra34304

      Posted

      They do help most of the time. You can buy melatonin at any pharmacy usually. Walgreens, Walmart, Target, etc by the supplements. 
  • boggers
    boggers bbow96

    Posted

    I am one of those highly-sensitive people, so for me even going from 25 to 50 mg was a gradual adjustment with the increasing feeling of a pounding heart beat, more freaked out with panic feelings, etc. I think that is totally normal as long as it doesn't carry out longer than 4 weeks. We have anxiety and/or panic, so of course our minds are going to behind-the-scenes freak out a little (whether emotionally or physically) when a change in our chemical make-up happens. Try to take it easy on yourself and relax when you do "notice" the things you say. I'm increasing soon. I will follow my own advice smile We're all in this together!! xx

    • debra34304
      debra34304 boggers

      Posted

      Hi is it normal to av fast heartbeat n like panick attacks? And also mind racing. I’m on 100mg and Av been for 3wks now. Wen did ures calm down plz
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