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Increased to 50mg after over year on 25mg and freaking

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mike35771
mike35771

I was prescribed 50mg 6 years ago. I don't ever recall any issues when I first started taking it. After about 4 years I cut the dose from 50mg to 25mg and still felt good with no sides. For the past almost two years 25mg has been great. Life has been a bit more stressful lately so I decided to bump it back up to 50mg....on my 14th day all hell broke lose. Honestly I had no idea that increasing it would have this effect. I would have just sucked it up and dealt with the little extra stresses at 25mg if I woukd have known that going to 50mg would make me insane. I wake up at 4am almost sick to my stomach and just worried about the craziest things. I dropped it back down to 25mg, but when will I go back to before I tried bumping it up? It's now been 4 days since going back to 25mg and while I'm slightly better I'm still a basket case. Anyone with experiences please share. 

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  • mike35771
    mike35771

    Posted

    And please tell me it's the increase to 50mg that has made me feel this way....that's my saving grace right now and what's keeping me positive. I'm hoping after another week or so back on the 25mg that this will disappear 

  • sue54078
    sue54078 mike35771

    Posted

    Hi Mike i did a week on 25mg then bumped it up to 50mg been on 50 for a month now and pretty much went through the same as you im pretty much out the other side now as side effects go but im willing to bet thats just what you've been experiencing x

    • joanne69929
      joanne69929 sue54078

      Posted

      Hey Sue - I have been on 50mg of Zoloft for years (over 15) and have recently increased to 75mg due to breakthrough anxiety. I am on day 16 of the increase and have brutal side effects (specifically no appetite and increased anxiety). After your increase, when did you start to feel some relief? I am sleeping better so that's a plus but honestly, I am tempted to return to 50mg or find something else. Any words of wisdom would be appreciated!

    • sue54078
      sue54078 joanne69929

      Posted

      Hi the first 2weeks as you say the side effects were brutal my worst ones were nausea and massively increased anxiety iv got Propranolol to help with the anxiety without it id have stopped taking the Sertraline im pretty sure,my sleep is rubbish but its been like that for ages anyway so not really a problem im just over the month mark and im thru the worst of the side effects still feel a bit nauseous now and again but my appetite is back which im glad as iv lost 2stone in weight,im taking it for anxiety and depression and iv just noticed today chinks of my old self there was probably an improvement before now but i felt so crap from the side effects i didnt notice, personally i would hang in there on your 75mg if it were me id not want to start all over again but entirely your choice sweet xx
    • joanne69929
      joanne69929 sue54078

      Posted

      That is awesome - thanks, Sue! Mainly I am concerned about my weight as I don't want to eat anything! I will continue for sure for the next two weeks (until I am at the one month mark) and hope for success like yours. I did this once before four years ago and I am pretty sure it was the same kind of thing but it's just great to have reassurance from others. I don't feel nauseous except in the mornings. I have very loose BM's (TMI?) and am quite lethargic. I am okay with all of these things as long as they are TEMPORARY. It is winter here in Canada (I'm assuming from your vocab that you are from Great Britain) and it is freaking coooold which makes it easier to stay in and hibernate (not necessarily a good thing for the brain). Anyway, thanks again, Sue!

    • sue54078
      sue54078 joanne69929

      Posted

      No worries and yes im in the UK not right warm here either ❄❄but yeah id stick with it till you hit the month mark good plan and i know what you mean about the weight but my appetite did come back its better at night still a bit queasy at breakfast but in the beginning i didnt think id ever eat again! Keep warm and try to hang in there,here if you need me x
  • mike35771
    mike35771

    Posted

    Yea, the hoping it's just "temporarily" is the only thing keeping me sane. I feel can not believe that going from 25mg to 50mg woukd have such a dramatic effect on me. Maybe it's because I was on 25mg for soooo long(like 2 years). But a question for anyone that went back down after getting the bad anxiety from increaing it. How long does it take to feel back the way you did before u increased it? Like I said it's been like 4 days of realizing I couldn't handle the increase and went back down.

    • sue54078
      sue54078 mike35771

      Posted

      Personally i cant help on the reducing it but the going from 25 to 50 caused me hell too and you're right its most likely because you've been on 25 for so long hope you feel a bit better soon x

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