My mum has been on 150mg Setraline for 5 weeks and does not feel any better, how long does it take?

Hello all, my 81 year old mum has been just diagnosed with gad and clinical depression. She started on 50mg 3months ago but it did not help. Dr has increased it slowly and she has now been on 150mg for four weeks. She is also taking 20mg propranolol twice daily when needed plus blood pressure tablets which she has taken for years now.. She has reduced appetite,not sleeping well. Anxious about her depression. Feels Ill all the time. She is breathless and feels very weak. She describes knots in her stomach after she wakes up. It is very sad as she was a very active person that enjoyed dancing, going out with friends and volunteering at a local hospice and this has really hit her hard. As a family we decided to pay for private counselling as NHS is 8-10 week wait in our area. As her daughter I hate seeing her like this? Is there anything else I can do? Will the Setraline work?

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