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hi everyone looking for some advice as I'm nervous about moving up from 10mg to 20mg tomoro.. had docs today and he says he can see an improvement in me from 2 weeks ago.. my problems are high anxiety intrusive thought guilt and no appetite. cant be bothered to do much either..any help would be appreciated xx
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stephen03156 laura37392
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I moved up to 15 then 20 after a month at 15. I found improvement with 20 but i did have side effects due to increase.
I wouldn't double the dose in one go
laura37392 stephen03156
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I only have 20 mg tablets now my doc reckons the side effects wont be as bad now I've been on 10mg for 4 wks.thank u for your reply
lala25752 laura37392
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Hey Laura, 20mg i the dose i recovered from the first time round i was on cit. It is scary moving up the dose as the side effects will restart and probably you will have some increased anxiety at least that is my experience. But if your anxiety is ruining your life its worth to suffer trough the side effects again for few weeks only to start feeling better after they pass. I have restarted cit recently, recovery is a long process i am 4 weeks on 20mg and only now starting to see some light, i lost a lot of weight but i am slowly regaining my appetite yesterday i had few normal meals. i am still very up and down but thats how it goes. They worked so well the first time round and i am very regretful i stopped them but i thought i was cured 😄
laura37392 lala25752
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today is the first day I havent been just as bad..its day 28.. doc says goin to 20mg wont be as bad but im so insure.. cant bare the thoughts of this starting as bad again. I'm gonna try to be positive tomoro and hope all works well.. I only have 20mg tablets now xx
lois95799 laura37392
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you should stick to the ten if your not feeling so bad that is a start to recovery on ten milli.best regards
louise81209 laura37392
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hi laura i found 10 didnt do anything for me but upping to 20 i was back to myself within 6 weeks and have never looked back.good luck x
laura37392 louise81209
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did u have as bad of side effects goin from 10 to 20mg or were they milder thanks hun xx
laura37392 louise81209
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yest was the only day I felt half normal..did it make u feel really bad uppin the dose.. thank u xx
louise81209 laura37392
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honestly laura my side effects were yawning grinding my teeth and wee but hightened anxieyt but i think 20 is a theraputic dose.im completely off cit now and doing grest
louise81209 laura37392
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i think becsuse there already in your system you hopefully wont get more sideffects or not as bad xx
laura37392 louise81209
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I hope so. took 20 mg there nearly an hour ago..trying not to think of it..x
amy65274 laura37392
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After I get my sodium checked tomorrow, mine is upping me from 10 mg. to 15 but I am going to start small like 2.5 for a couple of days to see how I react.
laura37392 amy65274
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that's a gud idea.. how can u break such a small tablet tho..let me know how u get on xx
lala25752 laura37392
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did the 10mg gave you a lot of side effects?
laura37392 lala25752
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made me feel like crap..yesterday was the first day I felt a little better. took the 20mg nearly an hour ago..wish me luck xx
lala25752 laura37392
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we are here to support you, i have been trough it and it was hard adjusting but last time when i was on cit it brought my life back to me. Just try to stick it out and even if you get increased anxiety from the increase it just the medication doing its work and re balancing neurotransmitters in your brain. If you felt some difference on a 10mg already slowly but surely 20mg will start helping. Just push trough.
laura37392 lala25752
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thank u..il hold on tight to get thru this terrible anxiety.. hoping its not as bad as starting off from day 1 xx
amy65274 laura37392
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Very sharp knife
toria_07298 amy65274
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or get the liquid
denise1306 laura37392
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I bought a pill cutter from my local chemist, it was only a couple of pounds and it cuts through the pills evenly and safely.