Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Tinkerbellj on May 30, 2016, 09:15:46 AM
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Been on this two weeks half the dose the doc prescribed but I am still spaced and really sleepy and sooo weak. Does this go cuz I am seriously thinkin of giving up cant live life like this! !!
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It should go ,have you noticed it getting less each day ?
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No if anything it is getting worse!! And its only 75mgs!!
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Try give it a week more if no daily improvements then go back to gp to discuss a different type ,it usually takes 4 weeks to settle in on most AD s.
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Hi, I'm not on Sertraline but I am on Citalopram which is also an SSRI. It took me about a month before the side effects subsided (take no notice of the leaflet which says 'a week or so') and I found they were at their worst around about the 2nd week.
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Gosh, that's a high starting dose! It's usually 25mg building up to 50mg after a few weeks. Personally, I was really ill with it but others seem okay but you may need Valium to help with side affects for a few weeks, which Dr is usually happy to do. x
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hm, they have started you high haven't they? I don't use sertraline but I do take citalopram and was started on the lowest dose until I adjusted then it was tweaked until I found the best dose for me.
All side effects take a while to ease off as it is the body adjusting to the stuff.
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Oh I an so dense lol they prescribed 50mg and I am taking 25 duh. I really dont get on with ads at all but gp said to try to persevere with this as the meno anxiety is terrible and have also been diagnosed with pnd
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I started in December 2015, with 50g - went up to 100g a few months later. I only had the side effects for a few days, and that was just a bit of nausea. I do know they are not for everyone, but I feel better than I have for years.