Does anyone know if you can split 50mg sertraline into 4?? i know you can halve it but not sure it works the same if you split into 4...has anyone else done this??? Thanks Kerry :)
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Does anyone know if you can split 50mg sertraline into 4?? i know you can halve it but not sure it works the same if you split into 4...has anyone else done this??? Thanks Kerry :)
anyone????
What dose are you on at the minute ? do you mean to split into 4 take it 4 times a day or 1 part of the 4 pieces a day?
thanks for replying...i havnt started yet but when i did before years ago i got terrible side effects..so i thought should i start on a real low dose and gradually build up...so can i take a quarter of a 50mg tablet??? once a day for a few days to just ease myself into it???
have you spoke to doctor about it they could start you of lower dose like me and then slowly move you up a dose
what dose did you start on??...my dr said to start on 50mg but i was scared so he said you can take half if you want...i am still scared...so i wondered if you can split a 50mg tablet into 4 or can you only split them in half??
25mg I started taking half the side effects lasted about just over a week then things should settle down just them getting use to body system
so you started on 25mg or half of that?? how long have you been on them? were the side effects bad??
they give me 50mg but I half them I was to scared to take the full dose, I means on them for about 7 months now and the side effects was bad start of with then they slowly started to ease and go. I am now on 100mg
Hi Guys
Hope you dont mind me jumping in but im at my wits end. I have upped from 50mg to 75 nearly 2 weeks ago, then 100mg this mon im suffering with all the dark thought again and scared to death is this normal when increasing?? I was took of Citalopram after 4 months due to thoughts and told this med is better for that.
Please advice
Thanks Tracy
How long you been on increased dose Tracey? I am yet to go to 150mg as I still feel no different
ah okay so you dont know if you can quarter them?? maybe il ring a pharmacist and ask??
thanks for answering :)
50mg of Sertraline cut into quarters in very difficult - I tried to do this many months ago but I tried to do with Stanley knife - it is very fiddly and not all quarters are the same. 10mg or a 15mg?
Tracey - 100mg is a normal dose for Sert - it will increase anxiety a little but should disappear - and with anxiety brings weird thoughts. You will be fine - it is a good dose to be on xxxxxx
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It is not dangerous to do this - just a bit inaccurate - as long as they are not Slow Release.
yea i know the tablets are very small...i just dont know what to do :(
Hi should be ok - just split in 2 then go again - that is what I did - but a sharp knife is needed a pill cutter will not do it.
Hi Kerry.
Could you not bring yourself to start on half a tablet, at least that way you can be more accurate and know how much you are getting.
I started on 50mg and I can honestly say that side effects have been few and most only lasted a few days.
I was due to increase to 100mg but have stayed on 50mg for the moment as I feel ok on this dose but I have read that people have side effects for a few days with each increase so starting on such a low dose may just prolong the time it takes your body to adjust to the medication.
I was very afraid to start on Sertraline after reading of side effects and all the negativity that goes with taking antidepressants but I am now pleased I did and only wish I had started taking it earlier and not put myself through months of anguish.
:)
hi...
im just so scared...i feel anxious enough now so i know when i take it i will have a panic attack as il work myself up to it....but its the feeling panicky/anxious all day that scares me..im agoraphobic so find it hard to go out like this anyway,and if they make me worse i doubt il go out...which aint fair on my kids...but on the other hand its prob the best time to start as they are on holiday so no school run...just so scared :(
Laura thanks for your support its the dark dark thoughts that i cant deal with again surely i shouldnt be getting that ?
How long do you think reasonable time to give it??
Did you take any Sertraline Kerry?
Could you ask your GP for some diazepam to help with the anxiety and panic you may experience when first taking Sertraline?
I have heard of a few people doing this and my GP did offer me diazepam which I did not need to take although I think it helped just knowing it was there if I needed it.
yea he gave me a prescription for diazepam too as he knows i had a bad reaction before but i didnt know if they worked...i havnt taken anything yet...i am scared :(
I'm exactly the same. After a really bad reaction to 1 tablet of Citalopram last year and an unsuccessful 8 months on Mitrazapine my GP has asked me to try Sertraline.Have been looking at the packet for 2 weeks now. I took a quarter of a pill (as near as I could) this morning reasoning on if it's going to be bad it wont be as bad as whole pill. It's 5 hours later now and my head feels like an elephant is sitting on it with pressure and I'm nauseous so am dithering whether to just stop at that or persist for a few days on 1/4....
Let me know what you decide to do and what your side effects are please???
hiya...wow your braver than me...i havent taken any...yea i think nausea is one of the more common side effects,not that that helps you right now...now you have taken one or quarter of one maybe you should stick at it for a few days..see if the symptoms wear off...i think il try a 1/4 of one as im so worried of taking even half...did you take with food?? iv heard some people say its better to take not long after food if its making you feel sicky...
Yes, am taking with my breakfast. I slept well last night and decided to take another 1/4 this morning. For the first 3-4 hours I've felt a little light headed and stomach hurting a bit but not too scary. Yes think I will do this for a few days and then go mad a whole half! if nothing worse happens.. Please let me know how you get on.
I really hate the idea of taking pills that have such side effects - it seems so wrong somehow.
Eden
1/4 of each tablet is not likely to cause intolerable side effects. Maybe the effects of the first dose were exaggerated by anxiety. It sounds like the second one was not as bad.
I think you have done well to stick with it.
Citalopram absorption and side effects are not usually affected by taking it with/without food, so I'd just take it at a time which seems best for you. Whatever gives you the least nausea may be best.
I do hope that you find the next few 1/4 doses get better and better, so that you can try 1/2 a tablet.
You have not mentioned what dose each whole tablet is. Is it 10, 20 or 30mg?
All the best
Jono
hi eden..well done i hope you carry on without any other horrible side effects...
jono we are on about taking sertraline...50mg and splitting it into 4 altho i cant say for certain thats what eden was given???i take it it was 50mg???
let me know how the next few days go...:) x
Yes Sertraline 50mg.
One of the problems I had with the Citalopram was that I'm a migraine sufferer and one pill induced a MASSIVE one that lasted days. My GP says on SSRI drugs I can't use my usual migraine remedy (Triptan) because of Serotonin Syndrome - hence needing to be very cautious with this drug. Yesterday it did induce a massive pressure headache but today not so lets see how we go.
Beautifulfreak - have you started????
no i havent started...think i may take the diazepam for a day before so i feel more relaxed about taking it.....
Good to read this thread, I've just started sertraline having failed to take citalopram, GP said to start on half of 50 mg but like you I was scared of even that and cut it into 4, eg6.25 mgs. I still feel hideous! Nausea, in fact just vomited so guess there's very little left, stomach is painful and guts gurgling. And lets not mention the agitation and anxiety which is why I'm here in the first place!!
Hi tootie, Im sorry to hear that its making you feel like that,i still havent taken any,i keep going to but i cant,I have such a phobia over taking any sort of medication..I know il cause myself to have a panic attack..
How long have you taken it for?? Do you think ul carry on??
it may work with no bad times
a lot of people take them
pop in chat one day talk to people who take them
god luck
god bless
Yes i am a negative thinker..I could take them and be fine,but my mind dont work like that..It always thinks the worse..
Chat dont work on my laptop :( but thanks for the message..x
whats going wrong that you cant get in chat
god bless
Nothing comes up when i click on it,its just a blank screen,its prob as im on a really old laptop as mine broke the other day..Which is gutting as y laptop is my life at the moment..
just pm you a link it should help
god bless
Thought I'd post an update after 3 weeks. Am taking this for depression.
Started on 1/4 then 1/2 and was on 50mg by day 6 - split in half morning and half eve. First week had some bad heads and migraines. Waves of nausea but nothing too worrying - this passed by week 2.
Have had overwhelming tiredness and sedated feeling which persists now. Am sleeping brilliantly for me though. Am very prone to insomnia but this hasn't been an issue.
Week 2 was ok apart form the tiredness - feel like I could nod off when driving quiet easily. At end of week 2 went to a big function that i was dreading and had a very fleeting glimpse of my old self (before I died inside) that day.
Week 3 was very stressful as my manager was on leave and I was overwhelmed with work. Mid week I had 2 very low days where I was close to screaming very loudly and anxiety levels rose considerably. Felt terrible but not sure if drug or general situation. Have lifted again a bit past 2 days but don't feel much improvement overall.
Having a down day today. Will persist for 6 weeks and see what happens.