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Starting week 6 on 100 feeling anxious after a calm couple of days

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dodo81786
dodo81786

I am a mother of 4 kids different ages 17,14,7,7

43 yrs old . also i take care of my late alzahiemer mother my dad help me with her in the house .

i used to take 100 mg of sertraline for a good 2 yrs until i felt great and back to myself 100% so i tappered my self without my doc advice ( stupid decision ) so im back on sertraline since october 30 2018 doctor started me on 50 for 2 weeks and i didnt feel good so he upped to 100 starting week 6 now on 100 , week 3 and 4 was horrible , top to the roof anixiety with racing heart and bad thoughts that scares me , i took ativan if needed .

week 5 was half good like 70% myself but 2 daya now i feel back to square one with all the mentioned feelings .

any reassurance guys or positive thoughts about that ? will i get better or what i need to do ?

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  • karin88115
    karin88115 dodo81786

    Posted

    hi dodo

    week 6 can be a very rocky one. you still arent quite at the full potential of the drug.

    but it sounds like you are nearly there.

    my doctor told me it would be at least 10 weeks before really noticable changes and she was right.

    the fact that you have had some good days shows thst the drug is working.

    you are nearly there, stay strong

    as you know, it'll be worth it

    • dodo81786
      dodo81786 karin88115

      Posted

      hi karen what dose are you taking ?

      im so nervous and low motivated today .

  • karin88115
    karin88115 dodo81786

    Posted

    i was on 100mg for 5 months but struggled with dizziness so gradually and very slowly tapered down and now on 25mg which is working beautifully for me.

    been on sertraline 7 months all up

  • Bekystar
    Bekystar dodo81786

    Posted

    Hi Dodo, just wanted to share my story on case anyone has gone through the same thing. I am currently on day 33 of 50mg Zoloft. The fist few weeks where tough, racing heart, diarrhea, increased anxiety, panick attacks. 3rd and 4th week were better, I actually felt a huge difference. Now, entering week 5 I have actually felt back on square one. Racing heart, strong headaches and yesterday I suffered a panick attack (mind I was already feeling anxious and had to take Bactrim DS for a UTI and I read that this antibiotic causes this side effect) my pulse was up to 166, which has never happened to me. Still today my heart rate has been up to 140. Has anyone experience this? Praying that we all get through this!

    • dodo81786
      dodo81786 Bekystar

      Posted

      hi , 33 days is still early and your body is adjusting . i recommend you ask your doctor as you might need to increase your dose intake .

    • Bekystar
      Bekystar dodo81786

      Posted

      thanks for the response. I thought about that. How are you doing?

    • dodo81786
      dodo81786 Bekystar

      Posted

      thanks for asking , im still not my old self waiting for more kicking in for the med .

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