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Increasing 50 mg 75mg side affects

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Blondey
Blondey

Hi everybody, 

Can somebody give me advice on how they felt when they had to increase there Sertraline .

My GP said 50 mg wasn’t working for me that’s why I was still feeling depressed and Axiours.

He wanted to increase it from 50 mg to a100mg,

However, I said I would try 75mg first to see how I felt

Anybody whose increased there dose please let me know how you felt.

I’m very frightened to increase it.

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  • Shasmo_from_TX
    Shasmo_from_TX Blondey

    Posted

    You will get side effects but they will go away, trust me. Nausea, lack of appetite, etc. Some people don't get the side effects but I did.

  • deborah_24308
    deborah_24308 Blondey

    Posted

    Yes I went up to 75 and felt great.  But I do feel I need to go up to 100 now that it’s been a month. 

    You’ll feel much better. 

  • Leesylovebug
    Leesylovebug Blondey

    Posted

    I went from 50mg to 100mg I felt fine on it though now I no longer take it. 
  • laura36585
    laura36585 Blondey

    Posted

    Hi blondey.  You will feel the same symptoms as when you started it to be honest.   It might take a week or two to settle down.   I’m just past a week having increased 25 to 50 and I’m still feeling crap.   Don’t be scared, just go for it.  It can’t be worse than what you are already coping with.   X 
  • alexandra57394
    alexandra57394 Blondey

    Posted

    My dosage was increased to 75mg a month ago. The first 2 days I felt exactly like starting with sertraline, other 3 days the side effects were milder. And in a week I felt very good.
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