Sertraline week 6
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So im just starting my 6th week today ive done 1 week at 50mg and 4 weeks on 100mg ive had a good few days lately but yesterday and today the abxoety has come back not as bad as before but its there abit tense im on the for gad my doctor wants me to up next week to 150mg
Anyone had these bad few days after having really good ones, i can still do everyday things with the anxiety as its no as bad as before but has had me feeling down as i just want to be back to myself
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maribella001 Kayleigh0910
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Hello, ive been on sertraline 50mg for a couple weeks then moved up to 100mg when i felt like it wasnt helping or getting worse, i do definietly have days where my anxiety is really bad and my depression keeps me hidden in my room for days.
?- I recently started seeing a therapist and i think that works better than just the medication alone.
Kayleigh0910 maribella001
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I was referred but they said it wasn't too bad and won't last long so offered a self help type of thing which does help a little just the heightened anxiety and shakes I struggle with as just want to curl into a ball sometimes x
julie89512 Kayleigh0910
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Hi. Kayleigh
Im a bit different to you mine was dealing with side effects.
Iv been on 25mg for 7 weeks for anxiety,
weeks 1/2/3 was horrendous with side effects week 4/5 thought I'd turned a corner.
but week 6 I felt like I was back to quare one, but these past few days iv been feeling
ok again. Everyone is different on this medication. And some days anxiety still creeps in but those days are getting less,
everytime you up a dose you have to give it a few weeks to settle before you up again.
Like iv been told hang on in there, things will settle down.
Good luck and hope you feel better soon x
Kayleigh0910 julie89512
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mark70201 julie89512
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Hi, just wondering how long it took to settle back down? I'm in the exact same position
julie89512 mark70201
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Hi Mark.
it took me 11 weeks to wake up in the morning and feel ok.
i sometimes get a bit of anxiety but the racing heart and most of the side effects have subsided which took a long time.
im still on a low dose because I don't really want to have the side effects all over again.
how many weeks are you at, and what dose?
I actually get up in the mornings now and don't dread going to work.
which iv had many months because of health anxiety.
hope things settle down for you too,
Kayleigh0910 mark70201
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I'm fine now doctor put me on 40mg propranolol once a day and that's really helped me