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Hi my husband is up to day 28 today ( 4 weeks ) on 50 mg dose taking for anxiety for the first 2 weeks he had the most horrendous side effects . Last weekend I could see that the tablets were working a tiny bit but then this eeek he seems to be having more bad days than good and terrible on a morning waking at 4.30 and withering till he takes a diazepam . What's going on . I'm so tired with these early mornings

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  • natalie99981
    natalie99981 LBC

    Posted

    Its such a hard road but stick with it.  I was back at the doctor at 4 weeks saying i was worse etc etc and then within a couple of weeks after that my days got better and better till I realised I was feeling awesome and no anxiety AT ALL.  I would hate to be the partner of someone going through it, it must be so hard.   Just stay strong for your hubby and you will see the light at the end of this awful anxiety.
    • LBC
      LBC natalie99981

      Posted

      Thank you so much for your message. did you stay at the same dose or increase before it got better. Seeing doctor tonight and not sure whether to increse or ride it out for another 2 weeks?
    • natalie99981
      natalie99981 LBC

      Posted

      I have been on sertraline twice now first time I stayed on 50mg for a year then was good for a year then anxiety came back so went back on and that time I did go to 75 but only for a couple of months now been on 50 for couple of years
  • natalie99981
    natalie99981 LBC

    Posted

    Oh and I took diazepam like a mad woman for the first 4-5 weeks then never have had another in 2 years smile

  • tim72563
    tim72563 LBC

    Posted

    Hi LBC, I had exact same things happening to me, that's when my doc to me to 100mg, things starting changing for the better after just a few days. Hope this helps

    • LBC
      LBC tim72563

      Posted

      Thanks tim im just worried if he increases the dose to 100mg he will get the awful side effects again? he is desprate to get back to work 9 weeks off now and so bored. . when do most people take their dose? he is taking at night just befere bed around 10/11pm but then waking at 4.30am last few mornings. He is also on propranolol 

       

    • tim72563
      tim72563 LBC

      Posted

      Take mine in morning around 730, and the 100 won't put him back in terrible side effects, least it didn't for me, it made me feel better in just a few days, still had intrusive thoughts but lesser degree, and doc gave me xanax, to help.

    • LBC
      LBC tim72563

      Posted

      thank you did your intrusive thougts eventually go. did you have the severe side effects when you first started it? He was taking it on a morning but we changed to night not sure for what reason

       

    • tim72563
      tim72563 LBC

      Posted

      I still have an occasional bad day, mostly due to the tinnitus my anxiety caused, I'm starting week 8 today, doc gave me xanax when tinnitus is bothersome, most people I have talked to say mornings work best for them, increased dose to 100 did not have the side effects of the first 4 weeks, I suspect because sertraline was already in system just the 50 wasn't enough, within a couple days I felt so much better. Staying busy helps to deal, work outside, clean house😁, anything to keep his mind occupied with something.

    • Dav39
      Dav39 tim72563

      Posted

      Tim, did your intrusive thoughts come as a result of taking Sertraline?
    • tim72563
      tim72563 Dav39

      Posted

      No, I was having anxiety issues trying to deal with it on my own, then the anxiety lead to tinnitus, I tried to deal with that for a couple weeks but the ringing was 24/7, and that lead to intrusive thoughts, that's when I finally sought help, the sertraline intensified those thoughts for about 3 weeks, I was really struggling, then at week 4 doc moved me from 50mg to 100, about 2 days later I was really feeling much better, the intrusive thoughts Began to fade, I'm now starting week 8 still have occasional bad days due to tinnitus but it isn't as hard to deal now, take xanax on bad days and it will virtually stop the ringing. Sorry got so wordy hope that helps, here anytime .

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