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Struggling after 7 days on 50mg

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weenett
weenett

I have been on 50 mg after 2 weeks of working my way up and had some really good days at start of week but the last 3 ive been experiencing depression which i didnt have b4 if i did it was really mild this feels worse ive also had an increase in side effects again last night and today vomitted for first time in wks sore heads back i have no anxiety tho so thsts good is this normal an will the depression lift or is this not the med for me? I also have a feeling in my head like somethings working in my brain iykwim? Advice please im struggling

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  • ger00232
    ger00232 weenett

    Posted

    You have no anxiety lucky you! It's only 7 days and imagine what the next 7 will be like when it effects your depression! Go you.

    • weenett
      weenett ger00232

      Posted

      If i get that far before telling the doc to ram these up her a*se i suppose i never thought of that i do still get anxiety in morning but nothing really during day or night unless i start over thinking stuff then i panic like earlier i had a splitting sore head an i started worrying it was a brain anyrysm yet half an hr later at work distracted my headache had gone im my own worst enemy!! Do u think its normal to feel depressed in the beginning?
    • holly34337
      holly34337 weenett

      Posted

      Hi Weenet,

      It will improve. You are in the heart off the increase I would say..... I just upped to 50mg today. Chest fills kinda tight and a bit keyed up. Hoping side effects don't get to bad again....

    • weenett
      weenett holly34337

      Posted

      Id say mine didnt to start with but kicked in abt 5 days into increase
    • holly34337
      holly34337 weenett

      Posted

      It is getting built up nice and good in your system now. That is probably why.....
    • weenett
      weenett holly34337

      Posted

      I did wonder that holly! God why r ssri's so rough to start?

    • holly34337
      holly34337 weenett

      Posted

      I know its horrible isn't it? I think it takes about a week to build up to a steady state...

    • weenett
      weenett holly34337

      Posted

      Well im day 8 i think hopefully c some good bits soon!!
    • holly34337
      holly34337 weenett

      Posted

      Oh getting on. Not a bad day yesterday. This morningcfeltvpretty darn good but this afternoon feeling very edgy and irritated. How about you? I saw you Talking about headaches. I get them a lot. Like my head wants to explode....
    • weenett
      weenett holly34337

      Posted

      Yeah there awful so sore! Had sinus pain and congestion today to not so much depressed today more anxiety
    • holly34337
      holly34337 weenett

      Posted

      I am feeling kinda woozy headed at the moment. Like a drunk feeling...
    • weenett
      weenett holly34337

      Posted

      Paracetomol is the answer last few nights i felt like i was comin down with something a bit woozy sore head achey
  • Nementh
    Nementh weenett

    Posted

    Hi Weenett,

    I presume you mean you've worked your way up to 50mg from 25mg?  If that's the case the increase in the dose can bring about the side effects again, and yes the ones you've got are normal, if very unpleasant.  For the headaches try to use paracetamol without caffeine (as excess caffeine can make symptoms worse and adds to the risk of serotonin syndrome) and don't use NSAIDs such as ibuprofen as they can react with sertraline.

    I didn't have vomiting, but I did have the headaches, depression and increased anxiety. The paracetamol helped for me, and as for the others i'm on week 3 now and the anxiety and depression is slightly better, that being said i'm having a rough day now but think I can work through it.

    It's worth sticking with it to see how it goes, and in all likelyhood you'll improve as I am.  It's a bloody rough ride for a number of weeks, but it does get better smile

    • weenett
      weenett Nementh

      Posted

      I just find it bizarre had a good wkend now an utter crap wk! An more side effects i thought had gone!
    • Nementh
      Nementh weenett

      Posted

      Yeah I know, it can be a rollercoaster ride for a few weeks but I think the end results are worth it!
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