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Sertraline 5 weeks in little improvement

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I have been taking Sertraline for 5 weeks for anxiety and depression. Before I was on venlafaxine for about 10 years but it stopped being effective.

I have spent 2 weeks at 50mg, 1 week at 75mg and 2 weeks at 100mg.

I haven't seen a big improvement in my symptoms and still feel depressed and anxious. I am having trouble sleeping (I take it in the morning) and am exhausted during the day.

Would be interested to hear from people who have experienced the same symptoms. Do things improve with time? My psychiatrist wants to try for another 3 weeks before adding pregabalin, which I am reluctant to do as I hear you can become dependent.

Thanks

Ed

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  • BulldozerMcr
    BulldozerMcr Guest

    Posted

    Hi Andrew!

    Can you please tell how did you felt on 50mg? What was the reason you upped to 100mg? I am 10 weeks and still feeling awful and no idea what to do. Thanks a lot!

    Kind regards,

    B.

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      Guest BulldozerMcr

      Posted

      Hi Bulldozer,

      Ed here. Not sure if you were targeting your question at me or not?! 😃

      I went up to 100 mg on my psychiatrist's advice; he based it on how I was feeling and what dose of other antidepressants had worked in the past. Been on Sertraline for 6 weeks now and 3 weeks on 100mg. Only seen minor improvements, but still not back to where I was before this depressive episode / period of bad anxiety started. I am just waiting it out and hoping to get a bit better.

      My psychologist suggested that I shouldn't wait around to get better but should instead focus on coping with activities while still not feeling great. He suggests this will help in the long term.

      All the best,

      Ed

    • andrew83432
      andrew83432 BulldozerMcr

      Posted

      hi pal the reason i upped was i still felt terrible so i just thought i had nothing to lose going up in dose.

    • andrew83432
      andrew83432 Guest

      Posted

      100% ed dont let the anxiety stop you doing anything even if it makes you feel terrible then it will slowly start fading away.

    • Guest
      Guest andrew83432

      Posted

      Thanks Andrew, yes I totally agree... fighting it as best I can! I have found the CBT principles of behavioural activation and activity scheduling, which are usually applied to depression is just as effective for anxiety. Cheers, Ed

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