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Week 5 at 50mg and today I’ve gone backwards

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john58618
john58618

Hey all, 

Just posting to get opinions and see if anyone else has experienced this, I was on sertraline 3 years ago for a generalized anxiety disorder and depression that was brought on from panic attacks from doing drugs, sertraline completely turned my life around and brought me back to 100% and I stayed on it for 2 years, long story short I was experimenting with drugs again and ended up right back where I was so I decided to go back on sertraline again, my doctor gave me the same dose to follow which was 50mg for a week then 100mg afterwards but I decided I was going to try see how I got on with the 50mg, I’ve been doing really well, a few ups and downs along the way and here I am 32 days into taking 50mg and it feels as though the medication just stopped working for me? I feel terrible as I did before I started taking it, I was drinking alcohol on the weekend which is the only thing I can think of that could effect it but when I took sertraline the first time I drank every weekend like I normally do and was fine, sorry I’m rambling but do you think I need to up my dose to 100mg or cause this just be another down moment and I haven’t fully balanced off yet? 

Thanks in advance any advice would be great ❤️

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  • Kate32457
    Kate32457 john58618

    Posted

    How are you getting on John? Hope things are going well for you!
    • john58618
      john58618 Kate32457

      Posted

      So far so good big improvements being mad and I’m enjoying my new job too, how have you been? 
    • Kate32457
      Kate32457 john58618

      Posted

      So glad to hear that things are going well for you in your new job! smile I’ve had a bad around 9 days now which sucks but I was thinking and you were on 50mg for 5 weeks before increasing and I was on that for just 2 weeks before increasing so maybe I need some adjustment time! Hopefully should eventually settle down
    • john58618
      john58618 Kate32457

      Posted

      Hey how are you getting on? Hope you’ve improved, I feel like this new job has definitely helped keep my mind busy
    • Kate32457
      Kate32457 john58618

      Posted

      Hey John,

      I’m not doing too good but I’m going through a breakup at the moment so it’s hard to determine what is anxiety and sadness from this or what is from the medication. Glad everything is going well for you x

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