After being on 30mg for 6 weeks and not feeling better my doctor upped me to 40mg. I am scared to increase and afraid I'll feel worse from side effects. Please give me positivity.
Hi
I went from 20mg after 4 weeks to 40mg and I didn't have any additional side effects by 6 weeks it should be in your system so you shouldn't get anything worse than you've already experienced xx
How many weeks are you on 40mg now? Do you feel good now on 40?
I think there is a line to draw and you will probably have a gut feeling as to what it is. If you are not feeling better after 6 weeks and your doc is upping the dosage, I guess follow what he says and give it a bit of time on 60. But yeah, there is a point where you need to listen to your body and maybe change meds under doctors watchful eye of course, but after 6 weeks, you should be feeling results. See what the upped dose does maybe, then consider another visit to your doctor for a change. Not all meds work for all people. Goodl luck.
Yeah. I was on 10mg for two weeks beginning of April and then upped to 20mg and I felt great on 20mg til end of August where anxiety came back bad. And my doc thinks I plateaued on 20mg and increased me to 30mg and said to come back after 6 weeks and this morning I saw her and told her that there wasn't a big change and still anxious and scared about It and she said I should increase to 40mg and see how that goes and then I see her again Dec 12 and see how things will be. I am just hoping it all works out and I feel good again on these. I hate not feeling like myself. I want positivity and to not be anxious every day
Give your new dose time to work if you still feel unhappy in two weeks see your Doctor again. This medication does have sideffects that will go after a time
I have taken this drug for around ten years and all seems ok
Which dose are you on? Do you remember how long it took for you? I feel like it worked at 20 mg so I would think it would work with the increase as well I am hoping.
When I took it in 2009 I was already on 25 mg of clomeprimine and it stopped working when I had my daughter May 20 th that year!By July 4th I was already on 40 mg of celexa and feeling great!I tot off it in 2014 and tried to go back on just 10 mg and it caused extreme anxiety and burning under my skin!i only lasted two days on it!Dont understand!!
l thought 40mg was the maximum
It is the max. Thats what she increased me to
I'm not going to lie to you Isabel - the drugs dont work.
Ever heard this line before ' it is still not understood how ssri medication works, but it seems to ... '.
How reassuring is that when even the manufacturers cant give you positive answers ...do yourself a favor dont come to forums like this for advice because it will just confuse you more.
Most people dont even know how they are feeling so they should be doling out relative advice - they arent specialists or DRs, there are infinite variables, and did you know that drugs work if you believe they do.
...and if you believe they dont, they wont, side effects can be manifested by the power of your own thoughts.
I've take seven different ssris...including citalopram with not one side effect...best not to even think about it.
Mo