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Sertraline (zoloft) 12.5 starting dose

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julie95nicole
julie95nicole

Hi, has anyone started sertraline on 12.5 and how did it make you feel? I'm so nervous starting it even though it's a a very low dose. Im taking it for anxiety and depression.

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  • ZEN.
    ZEN. julie95nicole

    Posted

    Hi I started on 50mg and am now on 100mg so 12.5 is a very low dose, you should be fine with that..
  • anna17409
    anna17409 julie95nicole

    Posted

    I dont know how bad your depression is but if you can manage without drugs then that is better. Once you are on it and want to get off its almost impossible. Even after tapering off slowly you will feel terrible. Believe me i know firsthand. I was on Sertraline 50 mg for four years. Recently i tapered off over 4 months and after about a month the horrible withdrawal symptons of over-the-top anxiety, panic, frequent crying spells etc started. I somehow tried to manage this but i could not handle it anymore and now my doc has put me back on the drug. I am now 10 days into the drug and my symptons are only slowly improving. I still have anxiety and crying spells. I wish to God i had never ever taken an antidepressant.
    • julie95nicole
      julie95nicole anna17409

      Posted

      Sorry to hear about that. Maybe try tapering little by little maybe up to 9 months long? Maybe start at 25mg for about 3 months , then 12.5 for three months then 6 mg for 2 month then 6 mg every other day for a month... then stop. Most success stories have been from ppl doing it very very slow from what I noticed.

      I do not plan on doing more than 25mg. I'm suffering terribly from anxiety and depression from the anxiety, so I do need help. But my goal is to try and keep it as low as possible.

  • lorraine82455
    lorraine82455 julie95nicole

    Posted

    Julie, I started this way, your anxiety seems to increase for a bit,for some people
    • julie95nicole
      julie95nicole lorraine82455

      Posted

      Thanks , how many mg did you move up to??

      I am only planning on going to 25mg the most.

    • lorraine82455
      lorraine82455 julie95nicole

      Posted

      I got to 50 for a total of 22 days but just couldn't take the side effects. Went down to 37.5 for about three months, now at 25,

  • Milliemoo22
    Milliemoo22 julie95nicole

    Posted

    Hi there, I am day 2 on 25mg and although the mornings are a bit worse and I have lost my appetite.  I've not been too bad, I have to increase to 50mg after a few days 12.5mg is quite low, why not try 25mg for a couple of days and see how you get on?? I take it when I first wake up about 6 am then try and go back to sleep for a little while.  I have severe anxiety and mild depression.

  • julie89512
    julie89512 julie95nicole

    Posted

    Hi I'm on 25mg and have been for 4 months. 

    I had all the side effects going, but it took me about 8-10 weeks before the completely went, but anxiety slowly went away after about 4 weeks it's not an over night thing it happens slowly. 

    Do a day to day diary on how you are feeling and you will see the improvement.

    I have health Anxiety, I thought I'd got alsorts wrong with me, all started with my acid reflux then my BP was all over the place I started panicking about that, 

    i was checking it every day, but now I only check it at the GPs when I have an appointment and my last appointment I forgot to ask, because i much more relaxed So sertraline has really helped me.

    good Luck. 

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