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Zoloft 75mg for 11 weeks!

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abby56321
abby56321

Hi!

I’ve been taking 75mg for 11 weeks. Improvement, but nowhere near where I want to be! I know I need to increase, but I am scared to death of side effects! Do you think since I’ve been on it so long the side effects will be minimal? I want to go to 100mg, but even contemplating only going up by 12.5mg at a time.

At 4 1/2 weeks on 75mg my dr increased me straight to 100mg and it was horrific! I ended up going back down. 

I’ve been on Zoloft before, so I know it works. I just need to get to the right dose, but so so scared! 

Any suggestions or positive stories would be great!

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  • Guest
    Guest abby56321

    Posted

    I went from 75 only 3 days -100 had no side effects.

    It could be in your mind.

  • gabrielle34731
    gabrielle34731 abby56321

    Posted

    Hi Abby. I think it depends how sensitive you are to any side effects....I started on 50mg, had a horrific 2 1/2 weeks before being upped to 100mg. I've just started my 4th week of 100mg and am still having burning sensations, sleepiness, running to the loo and heightened anxiety as well as still being more or less house bound. So, no moment of "ah I'm feeling a lot better" yet but am hopeful it will come very soon. Best of luck in whatever you choose to do xx

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