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Just started 50mg sertraline

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steve01253
steve01253

hi just started 50mg sertraline this morning the doctor says**** its a low dose but i see there lots who strated on 25mg should i split in half or carry on it my first time on medication for anxiety

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  • richard30560
    richard30560 steve01253

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    Hi. I started on 50mg and it's a rocky start but if stick with it to be honest. You should see an improvement in 3 weeks

    • steve01253
      steve01253 richard30560

      Posted

      Thanks richard three weeks of feeling like this thats going to be hard just have to bare with it

  • lucy45069
    lucy45069 steve01253

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    I started on 50mg too, you'll get worse before you get better. just keep going, after about 4 weeks I felt OK.

  • steve01253
    steve01253

    Posted

    thanks lucy just hope they work for me too

  • Aimee87
    Aimee87 steve01253

    Posted

    I started on 50 and I am quite sensitive to medication. Its hard at first but starting at 25 means you will have to change dose again which will mean more side effects. I would start with 50mg and it will be worth it after a few weeks!

  • louise24797
    louise24797 steve01253

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    I'd say go with what feels right for you and your body, everyone is different. I started on 25mg and I'm still on that amount. I had a lot of the mild side effects such as increased anxiety which wore off after about 2 weeks and became more managable. Bit of an upset stomach every now and again. Poor sleep and fatigue, tiredness which still persist 6 weeks on.

    I'm still on 25mg but considering upping. Week 5 I felt pretty good with some days of no anxiety but last week was rubbish hence considering the increase.

    It takes 12 weeks approx for the drugs to level, it'll be very up and down until then.

  • womo
    womo steve01253

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    i started on 25, went up to 50 then back down to 25 after a while when i felt better. stick with it, i was a bit scared to start with and had the odd side effect but i stuck with it and it changed my life.

  • steve01253
    steve01253

    Posted

    Thanks for all you replys guys

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