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Should I persevere or drop back to 50mg?

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Shelly0069
Shelly0069

I have been taking Sertline now for 9weeks 50mg for 6 weeks so this will be week 9 and for 3weeks on a dose of 100. After taking Sertline 10-15 minutes I get a throbbing pain on my right temple and a awful headache doesn't last long then disappears. And I seem ok But somedays I then later on through the day start to feel sick and days I get no appetite at all!!????. I don't know if the dose is to high for me or just to persevere? Has anyone else experienced this? Some feed back would be much appreciated.

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  • don45258
    don45258 Shelly0069

    Posted

    Hi when I went up to 100mg I got high anxiety and felt on edge all the time I was on it for 5 weeks and still felt the same doc said go back down to 50mg anxiety not as bad but still got low mood from what I read is it can take up to 8 weeks to settle after uping dose but everyone's different but I can tell you I do feel better on 50mg than 100mg but still get low times and intrusive thoughts
    • Shelly0069
      Shelly0069 don45258

      Posted

      Hi don how long have you been on this drug? Anxiety is somthing I have never had how do you know when you have anxiety? I sometimes get a tight chest and feel wired like I carnt sit still ? Heavens above I have no idea what that is?. I have never know a drug like Sertline. The feedback of people who are on or been on it wow poor feedback too?!! I'm going to give abit longer of no improvement I'll go back to my GP and have some advice!!.
    • don45258
      don45258 Shelly0069

      Posted

      I've been on it for 21 weeks now and your right a lot of bad feed back about this drug

      When you have anxiety you feel anxious and fear a lot of things some people can't leave their home and finfyit hard to talk to people the finicall symptoms are heart beating fast , sweating,confused,tight chest ect

  • wayne76842
    wayne76842 Shelly0069

    Posted

    hi

    ​i have to say sertraline made my life so much better, started on 50mg and now on 100mg for the last 6 weeks , 20 weeks in total, before sertraline to be blunt, i didn't want to be here. i still get the odd day neausea but a slice of toast sorts that out and also started on the probiotic drinks , was advised these helped a lot.

    • wayne76842
      wayne76842 don45258

      Posted

      actimel for 1 but there are many others, i was told by someone who suffered for years with anxiety basicaly cured himself with probiotics,so maybe he was miss diagnosed, just goes to show, probiotics are thought to directly kill or inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria, stopping them producing toxic substances that can make us ill.there is one called symprove, which  is apparently recognised by NHS however it is very expensive.
  • mieagles
    mieagles Shelly0069

    Posted

    i take 200mg a day, have never had any problems like yours, infact, my appetite was helped after taking them.

    I would talk to your GP about it for sure

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