Sertraline don't be scared it works with the right dosage.
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Hi all, for nearly 3yrs I was on sertraline, at the beginning it was awful. Dizziness, lack of interest, mood swings tired loss of appetite throwing up headaches and so on. I started at 25mg till we found the right dosage for me and that was 150mg. At this stage I was ok no anxiety, no panic attacks no fear no suicidal thoughts none of what I felt before. All of that was gone. I was me again. I felt good. When I started I was 58kg went down to 42kg had to wear kids cloths. Once I found the right dosage and started feeling good again I had everything back including my weight. Last year because I was feeling good I decided to stop it. My Gp told me it was too soon but I heard so much about the tablets I just wanted to stop them.
After a few wks I realised was to soon and asked my Gp to put me back on them. So I'm back on them and this time I went up very quickly. I started straight at 50mg then 100 then 150 and back to 200mg. I promise you it's worth going through all this side effects because after you will feel good again. This is my positive story to all of you. I really really hope it works for all of you as it did for me. Any questions please ask I will answer. Best of luck to all of you stay strong fight don't give up your friend ILDA xxx
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janemarie1970 ilda1982
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tara07 ilda1982
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How long do the side effects last especially the sleepiness I'm on quatepine too instant release 100mg at night and 50mg in the morning with my sertraline
bebe20421 tara07
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Hey Tara, I found it took 6 weeks for me. Man it was hard, but I was lucky I had a friend who had been through it also, and told me 6 weeks was the charm. I am on quatepine aswell. I find the sleepiness with quatepine hard at times. Keep going, it gets better 😊
tara07 ilda1982
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victoria68136 ilda1982
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hi know its years since you posted but i was hoping you could help
i have been on sertraline 6 months now
i am now on 100 mg been on this 8 wks but i feel soo anxioys still and lost weight
do u think i need to up or change meds
thank u
victoria98049 victoria68136
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if it has not worked after 8 weeks on 100mg then you need to increase. these medications do not work until you get to the right dosage for you. my psychiatrist said some people metabolise medications quicker and need higher doses as a result. i tried sertraline up to 200mg but it didnt work for me completely. it helped but i wasnt fully myself. i was then switched to venlafaxine and mirtazapine and my depression is finally gone. the whole process took over a year to get my dose right. be patient, stay strong and work with your doctor. you too will get there xx
Kayleigh0910 ilda1982
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ive been on them 2 years 150 was fab dose for me i felt better and dropped like you however was too soon and docs put me back up to 100mg from 75 i did take 50 for 1 day! how long did it take for the effects to pass after going back up
b90844 ilda1982
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Hi,
You mentioned side effects. Did you have any issues with itching over your body. Ive got this 4 weeks on 25mg! If so how long did it last?
Thanks
arron60481 ilda1982
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Hi I'm suffering really bad with anxiety I started off on mirtazapine which didn't work for me made me feel like crap ended up on sertraline on 200mg everything seemed fine I could get on with day to day stuff took for years dropped down to 150mg I was okay for like 2months and all of a sudden its like I relapsed suffering really bad again I'm just wondering cause I was on 200mg before which I've now gone back upto I'm just wondering how long would you think it would take to start hopefully getting back to normal again been taking 200mg for 5 days now and I'm feeling like I can't cope