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Setraline Updates

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dusty17
dusty17

4 weeks on 50mg and nearly 4 weeks on 100mg of Sertraline. What shall I do? Give it more time on this dose? Up my dose after four weeks? Or change medication? 

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  • PollyPocket1960
    PollyPocket1960 dusty17

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    Hi Dusty, I'd give it another 4 weeks. Mine was increased from 50 to 100mg two weeks ago and the GP told me recently that it takes up to 6-8 weeks to feel the benefit of the increase. It's very slow release and I had the same as you initially good and bad days. Now my mood on the whole is much better. Hope things improve x
    • gingemac1977
      gingemac1977 PollyPocket1960

      Posted

      yes i was the same, does take a few weeks for the increase to settle into your system :-) glad to see you're feeling better, i am also :-)

       

    • PollyPocket1960
      PollyPocket1960 gingemac1977

      Posted

      yes my moods are much betterthank you  but my sleeping is still very erratic...... hope it settles soon, i was awake until 6am this morning and just returning to work after 8 weeks. Glad you are feeling better x
    • gingemac1977
      gingemac1977 PollyPocket1960

      Posted

      try switching up your medication from night time to morning instead and see if that helps, as it can affect your sleep quite alot taking it at night before bed :-)

       

    • plainden
      plainden gingemac1977

      Posted

      i take mine in morning at same time-changed from night time about 4 wks ago.Sleep still aint perfect though -some nights 3 hrs others its 6.i can fall asleep at 1 + be wide awake at 1.30 so end up watching tv in bed till i fall asleep (with subtitles of course)
    • gingemac1977
      gingemac1977 plainden

      Posted

      my friend at work is on same medication, has trouble with sleeping so takes valium before bed and this seems to help :-)

       

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