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Starting on sertraline

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tracy74353
tracy74353

Hi I'm on mirtazipine and was also prescribed sertraline 11 days ago 50mg, did anyone else find there anxiety increased when first starting sertraline? I'm due to up my doze on Thursday to 100mg and hopefully will feel better, I'm on these meds for anxiety and panic attacks ! Many thanks

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  • chris_61424
    chris_61424 tracy74353

    Posted

    yes it will increase off and on for a month or so.  hang in there i promise it gets better
    • tracy74353
      tracy74353 chris_61424

      Posted

      Thanks for that Chris, thought it maybe wasn't suiting me but will keep going with it now, just want to feel relaxed and my mind to stop racing
  • lattifa7777
    lattifa7777 tracy74353

    Posted

    yes it certainly does increase it quite a lot , but it will pass, only increase if ur not better by 6 weeks I would say. x
    • tracy74353
      tracy74353 lattifa7777

      Posted

      I was told by the psychatrist I saw to increase to 100mg after 2 weeks x
  • chris_61424
    chris_61424 tracy74353

    Posted

    hang in there.  it's hard.  i take 150mgs.  I was taking 100mg for 12 years with no problems at all but stupidly tried to quit and ended up in a funk that really shook me.  i then increased to 150mg and it took about 6 weeks to really start feeling a lot better.  hang in there
    • tracy74353
      tracy74353 chris_61424

      Posted

      Thanks Chris , did u find you stopped worrying as much aswell cos my brain feels scrambled and I analaize everything before I do it which drives me mad lol x
  • Mynameisalyss
    Mynameisalyss tracy74353

    Posted

    Yes I would have to agree it gave me increased anxiety on and off up to week 3. But it eventually goes away. My doctor gave me Xanax for emergencies until the Zoloft leveled out in my system.
    • tracy74353
      tracy74353 Mynameisalyss

      Posted

      Yes I'm on diazepam at the minute aswell!! The mornings I find are horrendous but just feel on edge all the time
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