Re: Whats your daily dose of Sertraline / Zoloft
Gald to hear your improving :)
Im doing better than was. I do get times where I forget, but then anxiety symptoms hit me from nowhere which I don't understand because at the time im not worrying. Funny you say ur mood not as low in the mornings, because Im usual at my best in the evening and the morning n day are my worst times. I'm hoping the increase makes a difference.
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I think i was a bit misleading in my post. I am worse in the mornings too, but this last week I haven't felt as bad in the mornings as i have over the last 3 months.
Some evenings I feel back to my old self, and can visualise coping with all the things i have always coped with, but when i wake in the morning the anxiety and low mood are usually there to greet me!!
I am glad you are feeling a bit better. I have gone through that stage of sudden anxiety for no apparent reason, but I think sometimes a negative thought pops into our minds so fleeting and maybe not recognised, but the feelings are immediate and seemingly out of no where.
I was told that the, I'll say,the primitive part of our brain where the fight or flight response originates, reacts milliseconds quicker than the rational part of the brain, so the adrenaline and all its unpleasant symptoms are triggered before we manage to rationalise our negative thought, then often, from there on in it is the fear of fear that keeps the cycle going.
Take care
Sue :hugs:
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I can fully relate to what you mean about feeling back to old self in the evening only to be back to anxiety in the morning. I think you prob right why the symptoms hit me before I notice I am worrying.
Did you get dull headaches (like head full pressure at the front ), tiredness, dry mouth, brain fog (sometimes)? These are they only real side effects I'm still getting from the med.
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Yeah, i seemed to get lots of side effects, loss of appetite, shaky, dry mouth, brain fog, tiredness, and headaches but most of all sky high anxiety.
Most of these side effects have died down now. One thing I do get is the twitches. Usually just as i am relaxing either sitting in the armchair or in bed. My leg will jerk or my arm or shoulder, sometimes all together. Its like i jump. Have you experienced this at all. I am not sure if it is caused by the meds or tension from anxiety. Drives my hubby mad at night when i am asleep, the twitching keeps him awake sometimes:blush:
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I get the occasional twitch as Im about to fall asleep but not really any more than I did before the I started the ADs. How long did it take for the other side effect to die down? Did they increase each time you up'd the dose?
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I would say the side effects eased down after 2weeks, but each time I increased my dose they came back. Once I was on 150mg the increase to 175mg and then upto 200mg the side effects were minimal.
I suppose because compared to the levels of Ad in my body, the increases in dose at this stage were less percentage wise.
Anyway hope you have a good day today.
Take care
Sue
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I'm still getting headaches, dry mouth tiredness and i've done over 6weeks. The other harsher side effects have gone tho - the panic attacks and major anxiety increases, but I do still get anxiety. Hoping the higher dose helps. Does it take 2weeks for an up'd dose to kick in like when you first start ADs?
Re: Whats your daily dose of Sertraline / Zoloft
I usually find it take 3 weeks plus for me to feel any benefit after an increase, but everyone is different. Hopefully your increase will kick in sooner.
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I usually find it take 3 weeks plus for me to feel any benefit after an increase, but everyone is different. Hopefully your increase will kick in sooner.
Thanks for getting back to me Sue - your a great help :)
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Quick update - been very up and down since the increase - 5mins good, 5 mins bad - hoping its just the increase and it will get better.