Increased sertraline from 50 to 100mg day 10 , still overthinking bad Anxiety.
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Im here basically for some reassurance on the sertraline increased dose i am taking .
So about 5 weeks ago I finished taking mirtazapine after around 6 months. I had to get off the mirt as after around 2 months my anxiety came back and was crippling everyday situations would cause a panic attack, I was just in constant state of panic .
The doc cross tapered off mirt onto sertraline I started 25mg for a week then moved up to 50 mg for 4weeks , after the 4 weeks was up , I still felt really depressed and anxious, so called the docs who were happy to put me up to 100mg , I am now on day 10 and still pretty low mood and struggling with my appetite even the thought of food gives me anxiety .
can I expect the sertraline to start to relieve some of the negative thoughts.
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cheryl20077 Steven85842
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hi im on day 18 of 50mg and my anxiety and thoughts are getting worse 😪 they do say once you increase your dose u need to wait at least 4 to 6 weeks for that dose to settle again as side effects do come bk. I'm giving 50mg 4 weeks if no better I'm going up to 100mg it's awful feeling like this isn't it it's such a long journey 😔. here for you if u fancy a chat I no what your going through I'm going through the same right now xxx
Steven85842 cheryl20077
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Thanks for your reply , its definitely been a tough time lately for me , like you say a long journey, I just want to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Having no appetite and feeling sicky is really getting me down. Hope you start to feel better soon x.
cheryl20077 Steven85842
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ive been strugging over a year to find a med that works im really hoping sertraline will get my life back on track. how u feeling now? my head and body is so tense. 😧 x
Steven85842 cheryl20077
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Im no better today really, I had a sandwich earlier and nearly threw it back up , went all sicky and anxious when eating. I seem to be more relaxed and calm in the afternoons , how are you today any better? x
cheryl20077 Steven85842
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hi im no better getting chest pains and allsorts anxiety through the roof mind racing my amxiety is all day and night the last few days. rang doctor today and he's upped my dose to 100mg but I'm so scared it's going to make my anxiety even worse if that's even possible 😫
Steven85842 cheryl20077
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the first day i had 100 mg i felt great , after that the nasty side effects kicked in for me , i think we have to try and stay positive, need some good distractions and trust that eventually the meds will kick in and we will get some peace x
cheryl20077 Steven85842
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yeah the first day i took 50mg i felt great then as the weeks have passed have just felt worse and worse. i really dont no weather to start the 100 tomorrow or wait another week and see what i feel like xx
cheryl20077 Steven85842
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hello how are you feeling now? i started 100mg yesterday just took my second dose of 100mg and feel sick and back of my head is really tight x