Scared of going from 50mg after 7 weeks to 100mg

My shakes and anxiety are awful too and really wishing thes will kick in soon as I wouldnt want to start all over again! Are you on beta blockers as well as they will help with the shakes. I'm thinking I'll ask my Doc if I can try try them - seeing them thursday. Hang on in there!

Hi Gary 

i was put on beta blockers on Friday Iv already noticed a difference , give them a go

I'm also on beta blockers (propranolol 40mg x3 a day) and they really do work for the shakes and heart palps. 

Yep, I have to agree, propanalol really helped me with the initial side effects. I was on 40mg twice a day, stopped taking then a couple of weeks ago and feel great now 😃

Hey blu, I've read many of your posts. How long have u been on sert and what mg?? Also can u give me some advice from my post above x

Hi Vikki, I've been on 50mg of Serts for nearly 10 weeks. I guess at about 8 weeks I noticed my condition was so much better although sleep at night was still a problem but for a week now I've started to sleep through the whole night which is a great relief!

Regarding your 100mg increase, I think if it was me I'd give it a bit longer before increasing, as all of a sudden you may feel much better as I did. As you say you've already seen a change for the better so you're going in the right direction 😃

If however after 2/3 weeks you're still feeling anxious then perhaps increasing slowly would be better, say 75mg for 2/3 weeks and if that doesn't work then the full 100mg. If the side effects are worse you could try 50mg one day then 75mg the next and so on to see if that helps (this is only an idea and I have no way of knowing it will work, a bit of trial and error!)

Wish you well and hope you feel on top of the world soon 😃

Oh, one more thing..... keep with the same brand of Sertraline!

Thanks so much for the reply blu, thats exactly what I want to do!!! I will wait til week 8-10 and see how I feel then and if no change up to 75mg. And yes I have put my prescription today and pick it up tomo and will check while I'm at the chemist to see if the same brand and if not they can have it back. My ones r ranbaxy ( I think that's what it's called) what brand do u take? 

I'm on "Accord" but when they changed it to "Bristol" it brought back the side effects!! I notice lots of peeps (not all) have problems if they change brands.

Although it's said the generic brands are cheaper because they don't need to recoup the costs of developing the drug, I'm not so sure!