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hi im 50 years old male and have been on 50mg about 4-5 weeks now.
finding my form has a big bearing on how i cope with this condition.
like most people the first weeks was totally unmanageable.
finally felt i was getting somewere after 2-3 weeks as the fear left me
of my condition
but i get down without warning and thats a hard place to be
when dealing with anxiety its just managable on the good days
im back in work after taking 3 weeks out and i finding it hard at times.
im waking up in the night sweating a lot.
def better than the earley days when i first discover my condition
but would like to think life is to be enjoyed not endured.
im wondering when or if i should increase my dose.
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lattifa7777 m13265
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Hey
You have done so well to get through the first few weeks, that's must have been so tough?
I remember my first 2 weeks , I was suicidal, didn't sleep lost weight. Now your at the stage of night sweats, gosh I remember that, but hopefully more sleep?
Don't UP the dose yet, for at least another 3 weeks, give it time to settle , you may not need to UP the dose? I remember my dr saying we may UP it, but I had improved so she said let's give it another couple of weeks, by that time I was doing okish, about 60% normal again. You get a few ups and downs, but that's normal too, even with people who don't suffer with this dreadful illness.
Hang in there, that's my opinion anyway xx
m13265 lattifa7777
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taught it was something i had done..
yep think you are right ill ride it out have doctors appointment
in a few weeks will talk then
im 24 years sober so i use AA program for help.
its one day at a time sometimes moment from moment
but nice to talk to someone like yourself thats living with this condition,
sometimes i think i can control it with my thinking but when i get low its like wresting a bear,
have you got good acceptance ?
aaron_58088 m13265
Posted
Sorry to hear you are suffering aswell, I've been on sertreline before Christmas and it has made me more ill, I was on citalopram for years and I was 10 x better so going back onto that as sertreline really isn't working for me. Maybe see your doctor and mention this to them
m13265 aaron_58088
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ADPanicker m13265
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Hi. I am 50 this year and male. I too am on 50mg.
I am on week 6 and it's really only last week I have felt more normal
That said I am living with a general buzz of adrenaline in my body over the last few days. My mine seems ok but my anxiety /adrenaline release seems to disagree. I am planning to keep at 50 though and see if I can ride it a bit longer
Sorry no good answer. If you do go to 100 would be great to see how you go.
m13265 ADPanicker
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glad to see you are doing ok..
sometimes im nearly afriad to tell someone im ok
cas i minite later i could feel not ok.
i now know what they mean when the say
its ok to not feel ok.
jim53674 m13265
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I am also a 50 year old male. Started 50mg Zoloft 2 weeks ago due to anxiety and full blown panic attacks. Not feeling any positive effects of the Zoloft. I have extreme headaches, jaw and neck pain, night sweats, & diarrhea. Taking .25mg of Ativan to get me through the very very difficult times. I feel like I am muddeling through life. The most basic tasks take all my concentration. The Dr. tells me it will take at least 4 weeks to feel the effect. I am hoping the side effects will subside. Even waking from a nap is difficult, the headaches are severe when waking up.
Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.