Need some advice !!!
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so i started having severe anxiety when i was 28 so i fianlly decided to go on zoloft . i went from 25mg to 100mg i was feelimg great after 7months so my doc told me to go down to 75mg i never listen and did total cold turky on the meds . i thought i was fine so i didnt go back on them for 8momths and all of a sudden i started getting the anexity 20 times worse !!i went to 25mg to 50 amd than back to 25 . i upped my dose because it wasnt working so i was up 100mg again . 2 years later im not better yet . i get horrible anexity its bad i was wondering if i should up my dose again ? im 31 now and maybe that dose isnt working because im older ? any advice will help !
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Potatoghost sarah_62089
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I'm not too sure if it will effect you because you're older or not.
I would say it's pretty reasonable to increase of you aren't feeling too great. remember that you might feel worse for a while when you increase until your body gets used to it.
the dose might just need to be a little higher for you.
is sertraline your first AD?
sarah_62089 Potatoghost
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hi ,
thank you for replying , yes i was thinking just to upp it again, 3 years ago 100mg was perfect for me but i guess its not now so ill definity have to talk to my doc . ive only been on zoloft i havent tried anything else .
Potatoghost sarah_62089
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can I just ask how your anxiety was when you first took them. I'm only on day 2 and wow! my anxiety has hit the roof.
I would try an increase first before switching just to make sure that you will be better on a higher dose.
I had to do this with my citalopram and it worked for another 4 years but unfortunately had to swap to sertraline. so its definitely worth trying x
sarah_62089 Potatoghost
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the first time around it wasnt as bad just headaches and alot of nasusea . but the second time around it was bad it is a slow process to get in ypur system so i had bad anexity and suicidal thoughts for a little . i got itritated and couldnt funtion right . zoloft has its pros and cons but once your leveled out it makes your life better!' hope that helps .. good luck !!
Potatoghost sarah_62089
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let me know how you get on if you do decide to increase. hopefully that will work for you x
how long did your suicidal thoughts last and increased anxiety?
its mad how the second time round seems to take a lot longer to get in your system for a lot of people. hopefully you'll be feeling better real soon x