Blip? 15mg .... Should I go to 20mg?

[jenny kilden]

Hi everyone
I've been back on cit for a few months now, started on 5 then 10 now on 15mg for just over 3 weeks.
1st week of upping to 15 mg was ok, 2nd week was bad! Morning anxiety , dread no appetite etc...., 3rd week was picking up.
For the past 5 days I feel terrible again! Morning anxiety, don't want to do anything, dizzy ..... Feel like sobbing.
Feels like I have a cold but I can't be 100% sure.
Is this a blip? Am I going backwards?
Should I up to 20mg? I was on 20mg last year and got better.
Advice please xx

[jenny kilden]

No advice??? Shall I up to 20 today? Or will this blip end?

[MrAndy]

Jenny the windows and waves of recovery unfortunatley have to be ridden out,upping your drugs wont make an overnight difference and will take a while for you to feel any change.
Try and hold your dosage and look for support during the blip.I felt better going down a dose so go figure,I think most of these drugs are only a crutch and time is the biggest healer
be strong and good luck

[jenny kilden]

Thanks Andy , I no it all takes time, but when your going through this you want to feel better yesterday! Lol x
I just upped to 20mg first one today. I went on 15mg to help the side effects of jumping straight from 10-20mg, I've just been putting off taking 20mg cos I'm a big baby!!
Been on 15 mg for 25 days now so I thought it was time.
20 done the job for me last year, fingers crossed xxx

[MrAndy]

Thanks Andy , I no it all takes time, but when your going through this you want to feel better yesterday! Lol x
I just upped to 20mg first one today. I went on 15mg to help the side effects of jumping straight from 10-20mg, I've just been putting off taking 20mg cos I'm a big baby!!
Been on 15 mg for 25 days now so I thought it was time.
20 done the job for me last year, fingers crossed xxx

good luck ,keep yourself occupied and stay strong

[jenny kilden]

Thanks Andy xx

[Britabb]

Jenny. 30mg is working great for me now. They say 20mg to 30mg is a good dose to work. Stay positive hun. U know where I am xx

[Beagle]

I've found 20mg works well for me when I am having an anxious period in my life. I dropped down to 10mg over the summer, just to reduce the side effects of going back up to 20mg, which I knew I was likely to need to do again.

[jenny kilden]

Thanks for all your advice, having a rough time of it at the moment x

I really like looking on this page for reasurance x

[martin222]

i think you need to be on at least 20mg, im thinking of upping to 30, good luck, x