increasing sert myself

hi been on 50 for all this time -i cannot understand why some folk go straight to 200 after a wk and here i am been on 50 ever since i started.My wife cld sleep standing up !! that is one good thing so i am able to stay awake till 4 or 5 even ,watching TV with the subtitles.Saying that i did sleep for 6 hrs last night which is unheard of for me at moment.how do u feel on 200??

I have been on 50 for 18 months, to avoid disruption to sleep take in the mornings.

Hope this helps

hi still on 50 after 8 wks-u are right in saying  wait till doc on wed.i will stay with it.what were incremental increases for you + what was period btwn each one? at 4 wks i was brill but since then its just been a rollercoaster-more down than ups

8 wks on 50mg, that's sufficient time for you to think about increasing if you aren't getting any results, i was on 50mg for 6 weeks i think and then i inreased to 75mg, again 4 weeks later, i went back to doctor, she increased me to 100mg,  i had one great week, it was about my 2nd week in, but that's where it ended, really struggled with 100mg if i'm honest, i was on 100mg for 6-8 weeks, with constant mood changes, up and down from one minute to the next, very difficult to deal with, was very depressed and down all the time, tearful and over emotional about the slightest thing, everything was a big deal, like hanging up washing, doing the dishes etc, stuff that i would just normally get on with, i couldn't even think about doing, without being in tears, was awful, so again, i went back as i felt i'd persevered for long enough, i said to the doctor that i wanted to increase this time, my suggestion and she seemed happy enough for me to go upto 150mg and about my 2nd week in, everything changed, i started seeing/thinking about things differently, my depression and mood swings have more or less gone, i've got my life back at last. it's all about finding the right dosage for you and i'm thinking 150mg is the right one for me.  i don't worry or have anxiety/panic attacks any more about anything, i'm pretty chilled out now and things are so much better between my boyfriend and i, i don't have constant racing/irrational thoughts any longer, i was really bad with that, i'd convinced myself that he was cheating because we weren't getting on and he was planning to leave me, i was constantly checking his phone etc, that hasn't happened for nearly 2 months now, also my big test was when he was going away for the weekend with the lads, i expected to be in bits and worried sick about what he was upto, i wasn't upset, i kept calm through the whole weekend and we kept in touch with each other all weekend with no worries, no wondering where he was etc and if he was talking/flirting/dancing with other girls etc, sounds rediculous to most people and i know it's all about trust as well, i've been cheated on before and my trust issues have always caused me problems, but not anymore, it's been great. i really hope for anyone reading this that it helps them get to where they want to be in their lives :-) i'm happy again after such a long battle with my depression, moods swings, anxiety etc, it's been a long road, but i've got there through perseverance and chatting to many people on here and having a good reliable doctor :-)

 

hi,that's really helpful thanks,it's great to find someone else who has been in more or less same position as me ,it kind of reassures me to plod on..My doc is great but i must admit i thought he had been a bit slow in increasing dose but then again last time i saw him i was doing really well so i suppose it was understandable he left me on 50.Will post on wed affter seeing doc.thanks

no problem....yes it's all about being patient and taking every day as it comes, unfortunately it takes a good few months to properly settle into your system, so keep plodding, good luck for wednesday :-)