increasing sertraline to 50mg???

Treatment and medication
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I started taking sertraline for the first time June 1 of this year (for anxiety). My doctor started me on a baby dose of 12.5 and I'm currently taking 37.5mg. I feel like it has helped but I still seem to have these ups and downs. I am scared to go up to 50 but it maybe what I need to stablize??? I've read that 50 is the lowest therapeutic dose, does anyone know if that is true?? I've been on the 37.5 for 2 weeks....maybe I should give that a bit more time to work???? any advice out there????

Thanks!!!

 

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You sound like me. I started on 12.5 for two weeks, then 25 for two weeks, then 37.5. When I got to fifty I couldn't take the increased anxiety,after twenty two days on it. I would stay a bit longer on that dose. 

3

Hi I am on 200mg,

It takes some time to reach the right dosage..

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How do you know you get the right dose???