Hi all. I've been on 10mg for the past week and by the advice of my doctor I'm to go up to 20mg. I've only just started to have the side effects ware off so I'm concerned it's going to make me feel terrible again. Any advice or experiences shared would be helpful. Thankyou. Leanne
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I would also like to know this. I am in the same situation. I am going to be going to 20 mg starting tomorrow after being on 10 for 2 weeks and I am really worried about the side effects getting worse. They have been bad enough already and make me feel really bad in the mornings.
Hi Leanne I can't remember the side effects as I've been on them a long long time. I don't think you have to worry too much I don't think you will notice a big change. Hope it all goes well for you. All I can say is take it all in your stride you will start to feel better. Good luck
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I would say the same to you as I have to leanne96735. Good luck
Thankyou for your reply Rachel. It means a lot people takin the time to reply as these early stages are scarey and lonely x
Don't suffer alone Leanne, there is always help out there not necessarily from your gp - Mind are very good. 💖
Thankyou. I do have a councillor so hopefully having her to talk to along with taking medication will help. I find alot of peace in these forums also knowing I'm not alone xx
Yes, I do too find it so helpful being on here. I think those like Rachel can help us a bit. Sometimes we don't know what is happening one day to the next. When I went from 20 to 30 I could not remember any side effects the dr said they had been in my system a long time about 6 months as I recall. After getting back on full strength a month ago, I still get dizzy and the tingling in the arms but I think we just have to do what Rachel said and take if all in stride. I keep reading that even those who came off for a while and went back on go through it all again because they know the outcome will be better. Just have to keep staying in touch on here for that support and encouragement. Jo x
That's good leanne, your definitely not alone I used to think that many years ago but now that I'm older & mental health affects so many people these days. Life can be hard at times & it's just a part of us. Nobody is perfect there are so many illnesses out there mental health shouldn't be looked at any differently. Stay strong you'll get there. 💖
Hi Jo
I could write a book on depression & anxiety - I've been for every kind of help - you name it & I will have done it. I'm still here to tell the tale. 😊 I can't lie depression & anxiety has ruled my life for over 20 years I feel robbed but I'm now 47 & will not let it rule my life anymore. But please do not suffer in silence I say this to anybody suffering like I have there is help out there - I've been let down at times but there is help out there - to meet other people who suffer just like us. I'm tired of this illness but I will never give up I will always fight it. Do you know that anybody who suffers with a mental health illness are one of the strongest people around. I believe I'm a strong person after all the years of fighting & overcoming such a horrendous illness. Take care & believe in yourself. We are who we are & we keep fighting this horrible illness. 😩
I don't believe the side effects get worse as u up them. The first 2 weeks are the worst whatever dose. Then upping them should just increase the positive effects. Good luck x
You are definitely not alone. 10 million prescriptions were given out last year but when u suffer you feel like the only one. I have a good life , good job and a good family but going through a relationship break up after 22 years. That was enough to tip me over. Although I have had about 8 episodes since I was 18. Now 47. Every time u feel alone with it but promise you are not !! U will get through this. I set up a support website to tell my story to try to help others. It's mainly for men as we don't talk about it enough. Hang in there. Life gets back to normal soon. Just see the next few weeks as an opportunity to take some time out. Ride the roller coaster. It will come to the end soon. Promise xx
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Great post. It's a struggle sometimes but behind the clouds the sun is always shinning. X
Keep going Leanne
You may experience some More, I am not sure. But Keep Going.,,
20 mg is the usual therapeutic starting dose and I am unsure why they don't just start at that. Yes the side effects are awful and I didn't feel better until after6 weeks when the light started to come on
I almost gave up but had been thru it before
Am six months in again for second time
Never should have come off them
Six weeks, wow that's a long time 😔... that feels like forever away. X
Am sure it does.....
Everyone is differant however and it may be quicker for you.
The first time I was on this in 2013 I felt allot better after 2 weeks and I was so disappointed and dispirited that I didn't this time
I can only think that I had left it too long to seek help , I had fallen too far.
I was a real mess
I fell into my Gp surgery to try bring my apt forward ..it was ten days later
The receptionist recognised my distress and gave me an apt an hour later
For which I am so eternally grateful...
But yes it was a good 6 weeks and I had to seek constant reassurance from friends
I thought I would never turn that corner
The hole seemed so dark and difficult to climb out of
I would feel better then worse
But I had been here before and that overrid the doubts
But it was tough!
keep at it keep going
Just also remember however that when your feeling fine stable and grateful, that the reason is, your on the drug! And don't be tempted to think oh am fine now, and stop.
You will get there I promise
Thankyou Gillian I really do appreciate your posts. Today I'm feeling really low and keep crying, I just keep trying to tell myself it's just the Meds stabilising but it's hard when feeling this feeling of dread, doom, angst and fear. I know theirs got to be light at the end of the tunnel I just don't see it yet. This medication is such a roller coaster it's leaving me drained. People like you inspire me and give me hope that their will be better days. Thankyou x
Stick at it Leane. It takes time. I have just past the 2 week point and just starting to come through it. I have just been signed off work for another 3 weeks by a very understanding GP. Trust u will get through this. There are millions of us out there going through the same as you. The medication can make it feel worse but stick with it. There is light at the end. It just takes time. Be gentle on yourself. It feels a very lonely scary place right now but it does get easier in time. You are not alone ! It's ok to cry. It's your body's release valve. Easy now !!!
Thankyou for your reply stand up, can I ask what you was given the medication for, I have really bad anxiety and a fear of my intrusive thoughts to the point of being scared to be around my family because I'm scared to hurt them, my biggest fear is hurting my family so I think my Anxiety has picked up on that and uses it against me. I'm such a gentle loving person all this is not normal for me. I'm so scared of who I am right now x
It will. I know it doesn't seem like it but you will come though this
I promise again you will
Let that lift up your heart