Increased Sertraline dosage

Mental health
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Hi everyone,  two weeks ago my Dr and I increased my Sertraline dosage from 150mg to 200mg I was on the 150mg dosage for a year when some life events threw me for a loop and we made the adjustment. It has been 2 weeks, the first week.. nothing , no changes, as I started the second week, small side effects started, am wondering if anyone else experienced feeling worse, before they got better.  Is it like I started over and it is going to take several weeks to start working?? Any feedback would be so appreciated. Thank you

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Hi

It is not unusual to have side effects when an antidepressant is increased. 200 mg is quite a large dose. Did the 150 mg stop working? What side effects are you having?

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My daughter left forcollege and my husband got a job promotion that takes him to Tennessee for half the time, it started slowly , nervous stomach, hand tremors and for a couple of days crying for no reason, we felt that due to life events a dose increase was warranted, my psych-ie is fine, I am thinking great, it is just the physical symptoms that are annoying me and because my stomach is always in a constant state of nervousness it is hard not to think about it all the time. It has only been 2weeks , I was just curious if anyone else experienced this and how long it lasted. I do not want to go up and down so I can stick it out, but it would be nice to know there is an ending.

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Hi, it might be that sertaline isn't working for you anymore. It worked for me initially but I got up to 200mg and it stopped being effective and I was switched to 60mg prozac. See how you go for the next few weeks.

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Hi Sharon

I want to tell you when my daughter went off to college, I was a wreck. I am still not over her being "gone" and have never gotten over empty nest syndrome even though this may not be the case with you. I would give the med a little more time. I was on Prozac for 4 years and it worked great but I can't take it because it interferes with another drug I am taking and an now on Zoloft! Tough life events are rough for those of us with anxiety and depression. You are not alone my dear. Here if you want to talk.

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Thank you very much. I hope that isn’t it, because for the last year before all the life changes, it was working beautifully. 

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Thank you so much. This whole episode has really taken me by surprise. I was doing so well and then the week she left... wowzers🤪