# help!! advise nearly 6weeks **URL:** \ **Category:** Treatment and medication\ **Tags:** Sertraline\ **Created:** [15 April 2015 19:56 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/help-advise-nearly-6weeks/399645 "2015-04-15T19:56:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nh\_user\_507208](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/b782af/32.png) [@nh\_user\_507208](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_507208)\ **Post date:** [15 April 2015 19:56 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/help-advise-nearly-6weeks/399645/1 "2015-04-15T19:56:30Z")
50mg 5w 5days. Had improvements at first but started with anxiety again at 4weeks and now bad depression creeping back. Time to increase or wait it out. I'm a mess. ---
**Author:** ![nh\_user\_507307](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/aca169/32.png) [@nh\_user\_507307](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_507307)\ **Post date:** [15 April 2015 20:07 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/help-advise-nearly-6weeks/399645/2 "2015-04-15T20:07:09Z")
Ohh I remember feeling like that!! I'm about 10wks in and I have to say it took til last week for me to feel ok!! I hope you manage it sooner than me. You will get there. Lots of support and keep yourself busy, I know you don't want to do a thing but force yourself!! I wrote sticky notes to motivate myself to do stuff which kinda helped. Good luck x ---
**Author:** ![nh\_user\_507208](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/b782af/32.png) [@nh\_user\_507208](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_507208)\ **Post date:** [15 April 2015 20:41 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/help-advise-nearly-6weeks/399645/3 "2015-04-15T20:41:40Z")
Did u stop on 50mg? I'm a wreck, when I fall asleep I wake up in total panic it's awful! I'm scared to sleep ---
**Author:** ![nh\_user\_507307](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/aca169/32.png) [@nh\_user\_507307](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_507307)\ **Post date:** [15 April 2015 20:45 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/help-advise-nearly-6weeks/399645/4 "2015-04-15T20:45:21Z")
I was in 50mg for bout 5 wks but felt terrible so doc increased to 100mg and eventually felt better, think the anxiety goes first but depression takes a bit longer. I could get to sleep as evening was my best time but would wake about 3 am and toss and turn getting more anxious as time went on. I had propranolol to help and diazepam but tried not to take them. It's not easy Iv been off work for about a month going back Monday coming so will see how I cope. Take care of yourself x ---
**Author:** ![nh\_user\_677131](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/7ea924/32.png) [@nh\_user\_677131](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_677131)\ **Post date:** [16 April 2015 08:49 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/help-advise-nearly-6weeks/399645/5 "2015-04-16T08:49:50Z")
Hi, I'm having the same problem at the moment, about 8 weeks of taking 50mg and I feel like it's starting to "wear off". Is 100mg the "normal" dose that people end up on? ---
**Author:** ![nh\_user\_507208](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/b782af/32.png) [@nh\_user\_507208](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_507208)\ **Post date:** [16 April 2015 09:31 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/help-advise-nearly-6weeks/399645/6 "2015-04-16T09:31:30Z")
I feel dreadful I'm taking diazapram but I still feel very very low crying all the time. After 8weeks I'd be seeing the doctor hun x