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don45258
don45258

Hi everyone

I've been on sertraline 50mg for 5 weeks then 100mg for 4 weeks got numb/foggy head so doc said it was to high so went to 75 mg for 2 weeks still no better then doc said go back to 100mg 11 days ago first week felt a lot better then yesterday anxiety and depression came back I thought I got rid of it all as a full week feeling ok as anyone had this its been 13 weeks alltogether now souls have thing level out by now

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  • mona95
    mona95 don45258

    Posted

    Hi don the same happened to me was on 50mg then doc upped it to 100 mg then 150mg wasn't doin very well so he put me back down to 100mg then that didn't go well to so now I'm on 50mg it's been 2days I hope all goes well for us
  • dianned
    dianned don45258

    Posted

    On 37.5 mg doing great - 50 mg was too high. 
  • cheryl56791
    cheryl56791 don45258

    Posted

    Hi Don, my anxiety is definately worse on the 100mg so now i dont know what to do, ive only been on them a month but thought i would see some improvement by now. maybe this medication just isnt suiting us cry
    • don45258
      don45258 cheryl56791

      Posted

      I'm same as you don't know what to do it's like my doctor doesn't understand I keep thinking shall I stick it out or go to 50 mg I stuck it out last time for 4 weeks and no joy don't think I can go another 4 week going to phone doctor tomorrow see what they think
    • cheryl56791
      cheryl56791 don45258

      Posted

      Hi don, i know the doctors just keep saying give it longer, but theyre not the ones suffering
    • don45258
      don45258 cheryl56791

      Posted

      Yes that's true if they glad been though it then they would understand I the only people that bs e been though it understand
    • cheryl56791
      cheryl56791 don45258

      Posted

      Hello Don, I've been to the doctors and she said the tablets should be working by now, so I'm now weaning off these to try something else. She's given me citalopram but I can't start them for 2 weeks. I didn't know which ones to try to be honest. I thought about venlafaxine. I really don't know what to do
    • don45258
      don45258 cheryl56791

      Posted

      I've been on citalapram 1st time i got deppresion they work for me for years then just stoped working has she told u to just stop the sertraline ?
    • Luke7580
      Luke7580 don45258

      Posted

      So Cheryl your dr told you they should be working after 4 weeks? When I started my increase to 100mg 2 weeks ago my dr said at least 6-8 weeks? And I've read loads of posts where people say the same? Can u not carry on for another 2-4 weeks?
    • cheryl56791
      cheryl56791 Luke7580

      Posted

      i suppose i could but the anxiety is not getting any better and my sleep is worse, i dont know what to do.
    • cheryl56791
      cheryl56791 don45258

      Posted

      ive got to decrease it over 2 weeks then start the citalopram, i was on citalopram and they stopped working for me but im pretty sure i didnt feel this bad when i was on them
    • Luke7580
      Luke7580 cheryl56791

      Posted

      I went the other way, I was on Citalopram then went to Sertraline. All the best Cheryl

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