8 weeks is the time frame to know wether it will or not work at that dose. And i only say add 25mgs as another 50mgs might be too much. Ive seen alot of people need an increase but have shot upto 100mg and skipped the 75mgs and they feel awfull even worse than the start up dose. So they go back to 50mgs and are stook into a rut. So carefully increasing and waiting 2 to 3 weeks per increase. Its the safest way in side effects terms. Always 25mgs at a time and leaving 2 to 3 weeks to see if you see any improvement
Ahhhh yeah its not good with asthmatics, why dont you change your coffee for camomile tea. I drink this and its a calming drink without caffine and it also cleans out your colon. Always a good thing as 95% of serotonin is inside your gut. Always look after your body and your brain will look after you
jesus i need to drink that all day then to calm me he he , ok i find get headaches when come off the coffee but will try only drink 3 cups a day at mo tho and i eat healthy dont snack eat junk
what about side effects for 25mg increase? ie same/less
You maybe will get some sort of side effects but atleast you will know after 2 weeks wether it is working. Same goes for you if your not asthmatic ask your doctor for a beta blocker to reduce side effects as they work fantastic and are not drowsy people take them before a meeting or driving test ect to stop feeling so anxious so if you have any side effects they will only be headaches or the runs maybe feeling slightly sick and thats if anything at all. And will not last aslong. If it wasnt for propanalol at 40mgs a day i think i would of sufferd side effects aswell but they stopped it.
Yeah its because its a drug, you will feel better if you reduce the caffine and its in chcolate and fizzy drinks aswell and certain foods so look out for that
thanks so much
ok , ive been on 25mg 3 weeks now but side effects crap u think will get better after 6 to 8 weeks ? tried taking 50 mg but was to zombie liking so going back to 25mg and taking them at night so dont space me out to much in day
Yeah 3 weeks is still very early, you will start seeing better days in a week or 2
is ok to take at night ?
scott ur better than my doctors
I started taking it at night it seems to work for me like that but whatever is easier for yourself
Hahaha i just have a great doctor and goes into detail about everything. Ive had health anxiety for 5 years and i read about everything to do with illnesses, medicine, the body and mind ect. You could ask me anything about anything to do with those and i could tell you hahaha. Ive just studied and studied it all. I had a useless few doctors in the past and i actually diagnosed myself to them as they didnt know what it was and an edoscopy confirmed i had gastritis and thr doctor said well i didnt know what it was lol
jesus there is some bad doctors out there but im thinking of changing mine definatly ..well ur doing well as ur very helpful !
This is gods honest truth i was once prescribed antibiotics for an infection in my arm but later found out my wrist was broken. If doctors havnt ever had the illness they pick the common ones that they think they can diagnose.
Do your own research when it comes to things and never listen to scare mongers. Some people say sertraline is the worst ever and some say its brilliant. The reason it doesnt work for some people is because they have been misdiagnosed. Lets say if they go to the doctors with something and thr doctor thinks its anxiety then they need to find out what anxiety they have wether it's social anxiety, health anxiety, generalised anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, compulsive dissorder wether its thoughts or actions ect. And saying all that there are alot of different meds for different disorders. Sertraline is mostly for depression and compulsive dissorders and social anxiety but can also help other anxietys. Along with that it works very well with seeing a psychiatrist for one on one sessions.
Hi sugar loaf. Thanks for reply. I was on 50 for two weeks 75 for two 87.5 for one and now gone up to 100. My doc wanted me to go from 50 to 100 because my anxiety was so bad- I was throwing up, not eating or sleeping well at all . I tried to go up but was too much so have increased gradually. I am just praying that it works for me. I was reluctant to go down this route but had little option. In the last two weeks my appetite and sleep improved and physical anxiety symptoms lessened somewhat but today they have returned with vomiting, poor sleep, little appetite and anxiety . I find I am worrying so much, in my head a lot. I'm supposed to go back to work Monday after six weeks off!!!! Yikes! Hope you feel better soon
yer im waiting for thereapy but had lots in past just didnt help for me , i dont like the idea im indoors alot and cant socialise because of the phobia for blushing so im safer indoors !
That takes training along with the sertraline, that switch needs to be turned on in your brain. You sound the same as me i feel horrible around people but its slowly getting better it will be worse to start with but i promise you will get better
yep i feel my house im safe but its very lonely not being able to socialise ...had this for 14 years now and always and still am very outgoing but its the social phobia that holds me back and got so much worse ..all boils down i think to no confidence dont think much of myself and think everyone is judging me looking at me as i have paranorer aswell which i never used to have and its the worse thing ever when i go out i hear people laugh and think there all laughing at me !
Yeah the sertraline will stop you thinking about that. Dont panic if your not better in a week or 2 it will take time love.