Hi Andrew!
Can you please tell how did you felt on 50mg? What was the reason you upped to 100mg? I am 10 weeks and still feeling awful and no idea what to do. Thanks a lot!
Kind regards,
B.
Hi Bulldozer,
Ed here. Not sure if you were targeting your question at me or not?! :-)
I went up to 100 mg on my psychiatrist's advice; he based it on how I was feeling and what dose of other antidepressants had worked in the past. Been on Sertraline for 6 weeks now and 3 weeks on 100mg. Only seen minor improvements, but still not back to where I was before this depressive episode / period of bad anxiety started. I am just waiting it out and hoping to get a bit better.
My psychologist suggested that I shouldn't wait around to get better but should instead focus on coping with activities while still not feeling great. He suggests this will help in the long term.
All the best,
Ed
hi pal the reason i upped was i still felt terrible so i just thought i had nothing to lose going up in dose.
100% ed dont let the anxiety stop you doing anything even if it makes you feel terrible then it will slowly start fading away.
Thanks Andrew, yes I totally agree... fighting it as best I can! I have found the CBT principles of behavioural activation and activity scheduling, which are usually applied to depression is just as effective for anxiety. Cheers, Ed