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Sertraline week 5 blip!?

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stephen51523
stephen51523

Been on sertraline now for 5 weeks, first few weeks were the usual side effects... intrusive thoughts etc.. weeks 3/4 felt better. Now into week 5 intrusive thoughts are back, thankfully not as bad but still now & again if my mind is idle.

Is it normal to have a blip on week 5? I had previously been on sertraline a few years ago, they helped me so much back then & just went back on them as i felt anxiety coming back due to a stressful family issue. Anyway, im on 50mg & reluctant to increase my dose until atleast the 12 week mark if no improvements. Is week 5 too early to make any decisions? thanks

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  • Lola82
    Lola82 stephen51523

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    hey if you can try and give it another wk and see how you feel it might be a good idea. a lot of people have claimed wk 5 and even 6 to be low wks then it gets better again. everyone is different of course. hope that helps. you can Google it as well about the up and down wks until it levels. Goodluck

    • stephen51523
      stephen51523 Lola82

      Posted

      Thanks for reply. Good to know others have experienced low weeks at 5 & 6. I cant remember if that happened to me a few years ago. & then I was thinking they will stop working completely. Ill give it another few weeks hopefully it levels out on 50mg as i dont really want to up the dose & go through the side effects again.

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