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Side effects of increasing Sertraline dose?

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natalie71566
natalie71566

Hi all,

I started having very bad anxiety about 2 months ago. My doctor prescribed Sertraline. He wanted me to take 25mg for a week, then up dose to 50mg. I started feeling better and just stayed on the 25mg for a few weeks (with doctor’s approval). Then I started having anxiety thoughts again, and felt a weight hanging around me from time to time. So, doctor and I decided to go ahead an up the Sertraline to 50mg. The first week was fine, a little dizziness. But over the last 9 days, the anxiety has started to creep back. Today was the worst. So many thoughts circling, I’m really unable to control them. All I want to do is sleep and find it hard to even do the simplest things like eat or do the dishes. Is this normal? Is this the anxiety returning before it gets better? Do you think it means that Sertraline isn’t working for me? Thank you for your support and guidance.

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  • julie35952
    julie35952 natalie71566

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    Hi Natalie, know exactly how you feel. Hope you will be feeling better soon. Stick with it, I'm on it too and like you feeling awful and hoping it will improve. It can take weeks apparently to feel better, hopefully will get there soon x

  • dominic11763
    dominic11763 natalie71566

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    yeah you just have to stick with it. I've been on Sertraline 50 mg for two and a half months. To be honest I feel better than my old self. There's light at the end you just have to believe you can get there.

    • Flowerfairy2018
      Flowerfairy2018 dominic11763

      Posted

      Hi dominic11763, do you have days when everything is blue sky and sunshine and smile and laugh and next day you could stay in bed all day and not acknowledge the world? ?? x
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