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Sertraline dose increase

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maria30770
maria30770

Hi all,

I have been on sertraline for just over 2 weeks (the first 2 at 50mg and now 3 days on 100mg). I was noticing some positive changes, albeit small ones, towards the end of the initial 2 weeks, but the intrusive thoughts and rumination were still present so the psych and I decided to increase the dose to 100mg where I'm at now.

Since increasing I have noticed that I feel more anxious and jittery, I think this happened when starting at 50mg too. Does anyone know if this is expected with a dose increase and how long it may last?

Thank you -

M

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  • matt18802
    matt18802 maria30770

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  • deborah62756
    deborah62756 maria30770

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    Hi, how are you feeling now? I hope you feel better. I am currently in the stage of upping my dosage too. I have been on sertraline for 5and a half years with huge success i had horrible start up effects but after they went i was completely myself again. I stayed on them due to having too many up and downs since having my first children 13 years ago. I was doing great, then some horrendous things happened at home and my anxiety and intrusive thoughts cane back! I upped my dosage to 75mg and experienced all the start up effects again and felt horrible. After 4 weeks ish i wasnt feeling great still so upped again to 100mg first 5 days i felt alot better still not 100% but better than i have been for weeks. Then last night and today i feel awful again, i really hope im not getting all tge start up effects over again. I feel hopeless at times and just want me back again.

  • SUESAN1954
    SUESAN1954 maria30770

    Posted

    Hi ...each increase will increase side effects again, a bit like starting again for between 1 and 3 weeks depending on chemistry!

  • Samrock
    Samrock maria30770

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    Hey Maria,

    It's going to depend on the individual as to how you're going to react. From my experience, you're still at an early stage of the conditioning process. When I first started taking Sertraline, it took me around 6 weeks to normalize. Increasing a dose can bring on some side effects, but again it's going to depend on how long you've been taking a particular dose before the upping of it, and how your body reacts to it.

    If you're just getting jitters and extra anxiety, that's not bad at all. I had some god awful side effects when I first started, which you could list down your forearm 😃

    The unfortunate truth, is that these kinds of meds will react differently in everyone. Some get no side effects at all. I'd see how the 100mg goes for another 2-3 weeks, and if you feel like something could be improved on, you could try 125mg, but check with your Psych first.

    I know it sucks and it feels awful, but try to remember that it's your brain chemistry trying to settle down. These are powerful medications.

    S x

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