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Hello and Happy New Year to everyone!
I am on week 9 50mg and still feeling sick, zero motivation, fatique and feeling depressed.
Is there anyone who felt similar and got much better later on?
Thank you
Kind Regards
B.
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charles61038 BulldozerMcr
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I seem to be holding my own on the 25 mg or sertraline. I started with that dose and it seemed to be working fine... maybe a little antsy feeling during the 1st hour after taking it. Then it would pass. After 6 weeks on the 25 mg, the doctor upped me to 50 mg. After a couple of days, I was having night sweats - not bad, but still I would wake up sweating. I was also feeling more anxiety and antsy... so I went back to the 25 mg. I want to try to get back to the 50 mg. Each day, I think I will try upping the dose to taking one 25 and half another one. 37 1/2 mg. Has anyone tried that with success before upping to the 50 mg?
Seashell1984 BulldozerMcr
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How is everyone doing? Im only on day 11 (4 days at 75mg).
Initial increase in anxiety was horrific! Anxiety is subsiding but still like a cold flutter creeping around the edges.
Insomnia due to the anxiety is awful. Slept last night for the first time in 3 nights.
This medication worked for me before so desperate for it work this time!
BulldozerMcr Seashell1984
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They say second and third time takes much longer to level than first time. Can you remember how long did it take for you until you felt normal please?
katie14301 BulldozerMcr
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If anyone has a Facebook, I recommend you adding Zoloft (Sertraline) group for advice and support. There are people on there almost 24/7 and respond!
kerry56645 BulldozerMcr
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hey ive been on this drug for 2 years i staryed at 50 was upped to 100 after 6 weeks and from about week 10 anxiety just dissapeared. i then had a good 8 months anxiety free and then stared havijg thoughts again. upped to 150 fastbforward 2 years and im on 200mg minimal side affects but dont get the anxiety any more feel in control of my emotions. the big test for me has been my marriage ended just before Xmas and im ok ive kept it together and im in a good place.
i would suggest if your having anxiety after 6 weeks you need to up your dose. 50mg is the minimal you should take accordijg to my doctor, 100mg is a maintenance dose. you may find you then become accustomed and need tonincrease which is where i got to hence i then went up to 150 i was good at 150 for a while and then with extra stress im at 200 but feel confident to reduce again.
this drug has changed my life. the side affects do stop and tuen one day you just realise slowly that you feel better it sneaks up on you and then you just realise, oh ive jot felt anxious all week or i did that and usually i wouldnt be able to.
i would dvise to up your dose as soon as you can because each time you change your dose you will getbaode affects. i used to take my pills at 5pm so the majority of thebsode affects qould work through wheni was in bed.
good luck and have faith x
Seashell1984 kerry56645
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What a great positive story! You are so brave to have managed through a marriage breakdown and just before Christmas.
I wish I had the stamina to get from day to day. Its only been 12 days for me (5 at 75mg) and I don't know whether to up again to 100mg as im still getting anxious. Or do I give it a few more days to see if I settle on 75mg. So hard to know what to do and Im not the most patient person.
Its the not sleeping for nights on end side effect that I cant cope with as this has meant ive been signed of work and so desperatley want to be back at work and normality.
anne87230 Seashell1984
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i have just upped from 50 mg to 75 over 2 weeks and now on day 3 of 100mg . im goung to stick with this for 2 weeks and see what happens. i think by 2 weeks you should see some change - although full effects can take up to 6 ive read - but i think 2 weeks sounds reasonable ?
what do others think?
Seashell1984 anne87230
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would you say with every does increase it takes 2 weeks to settle on it?
anne87230 Seashell1984
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maybe a week - 10 days
lee48631 BulldozerMcr
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Hello pal ive just started increase to 100 from 50 for 13 or so weeks as dont feel it was enough was much same as you hoping the 100 helps and dont get side effects as bad as before.ILL let u know how i go.Maybe u need an increase?
BulldozerMcr
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GOOD MAN!!! Thanks very much indeed! Yes I think I will have to increase my dose too, I am 10 weeks and still struggling, I see in Facebook groups other ppl are so much better by the 10 weeks mark 😦 not even sure if it will work for me or not 😦
Good luck with the increase, really hope you will get some relief, its been going on for far too much time now..
Regards,
B
Hotttodder01 BulldozerMcr
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Im on week 9 also.. was on 50 @8 weeks.. i can tell the medication is working. have terrible neck and scalp tension and keep getting a kid of down feeling which feeds anxiety(wondering if ill ever be 100% again).. so upped to 75 4days ago.. so far nothing .. mot sure how long an increase takes to work,
Hotttodder01 BulldozerMcr
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same time frame same dose.. pretty much same feeling. definite improvement from when i started. upped to 75 a few days ago and now seeing more improvement . going to stay here a few weeks and see what happens.