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When is it time to consider a different med?

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frankie1217
frankie1217

Curious what some of your experiences are with this dilemma. I started at 25 back on Jan 6th and upped to 50 on the 10th then to 100 on Feb 20th. I'm not sure it's really helping all that much as mornings seem to be really touchy on the anxiousness front and the past few days it has felt like it's back to sticking around into the late afternoon as opposed to just easing up around when I'd leave for work. My weight also seems to be constantly fluctuating where I'll gain a couple pounds and lose it again a few days later. Also been getting headaches more frequently.

It's definitely helped with the insomnia as I feel like I sleep better but other than that it's just the general "blah"ness I seem to feel otherwise that makes me wonder if I should stick with it or consider trying another ssri. I'm hesitant to jump to 150 as I don't want to worry about severe withdrawal issues if/when I'm able to start trying to get off the sertraline.

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  • maxine31813
    maxine31813 frankie1217

    Posted

    I started around the same time and I’m up to 200mg. I still have tough mornings. I’m seeing the doctor tomorrow to see if we can do something to combat the Morning jitters! Hang in there!
    • debbie_84339
      debbie_84339 maxine31813

      Posted

      My dr put me on Trazone for the morning jitters . I only take 12.5 mg and it helps me so much . It only lasts about 3 hours , but I try not to take anymore. I don’t want to go through withdrawals from it . 
  • debbie_84339
    debbie_84339 frankie1217

    Posted

    I know exactly how you feel !  I have questioned this myself . I went ahead and increased to 150 mg , 3 days ago . My anxiety is awful !   I am going to give the 150 for 4 weeks and if I am not feeling better .. I am going off it ...  SLOWLY!    Everyone says one day it just ‘ kicked in ‘ . I am waiting for that day !   
    • frankie1217
      frankie1217 debbie_84339

      Posted

      I've definitely had days where I totally thought I was at that point myself only to wake up the next day back to square 1. I have to make a follow up appointment next week to see about either increasing or trying something else. At this point I'm kinda leaning on trying something else but I'm also nervous about the process of tapering off one then getting into another.

  • debbie_84339
    debbie_84339 frankie1217

    Posted

    I know exactly how you feel !  I have questioned this myself . I went ahead and increased to 150 mg , 3 days ago . My anxiety is awful !   I am going to give the 150 for 4 weeks and if I am not feeling better .. I am going off it ...  SLOWLY!    Everyone says one day it just ‘ kicked in ‘ . I am waiting for that day !   
  • maxine31813
    maxine31813 frankie1217

    Posted

    I saw the doctor this afternoon and she didn’t change a thing. She suggested I take the Sertraline before bed at 11:00pm because the medication peeks at 6 hours. I will give it a try and update you all.
    • frankie1217
      frankie1217 maxine31813

      Posted

      That sounds pretty accurate. I'm usually out cold at that point and I take mine a little after midnight.

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