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Going from 25mg to 50mg sertraline

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lvw88 · 22/03/2024 13:03

Hi !

I am a mum of 2 kids (3 and 1) and I’ve really struggled with anxiety/depression since becoming a mum. It’s been pretty heartbreaking! I was prescribed 25mg sertraline and I was on it for 8 weeks. Felt like myself again, was incredible. But past 2 days I’ve felt all panicky again and I spoke to GP there who recommended upping to 50mg. I’m going to start tomorrow, kinda scared because the intital few weeks on sertraline at 25mg was hellish. Is it a bit easier an adjustment? Or should I expect to ride out another few weeks of hell? It’s so so hard especially with such tiny babies around. Would appreciate some encouragement please!

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grannypants68 · 22/03/2024 13:06

hey, i've just had my sertraline upped from 100mg to 150mg due to lots of reasons that I won't go into lol. it's been three days and i'm feeling ok and am able to still get on with things, just a bit spaced out. hang in there and know you will feel better soon x

grannypants68 · 22/03/2024 13:07

p.s i have an 8yo and a 6 month old

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lvw88 · 22/03/2024 13:18

Oh you’re an angel! Thanks so much for getting back to me 🥲 so glad to hear you’re able to get on with things but so sorry you have a lot on your plate atm…hope meds kick in soon and you feel yourself again ASAP! What a rollercoaster?? Parenting is hard enough without the added anxiety/depression!!

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Mezzie09 · 13/10/2024 13:28

Hello, just wondering how you got on with the upped dose? I’m about to be in the same situation myself but had such a rough time on 50mg to start with, then came off and then dropped to 25mg but need to up it again.

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lvw88 · 13/10/2024 22:08

Aww I’m so sorry to hear you’re going through this! But thankfully upping dose, in my experience anyway, was nowhere near as bad as initially going on to sertraline. When I started sertraline I had the worst insomnia and feared that would return but it didn’t. Just felt horribly spaced out for a few days and depression got a bit worse, but I felt overall a lot more manageable. Especially knowing that it was just for a few weeks and then i would be back to myself. Have faith that it’ll work, this too shall pass 💛 you are so incredibly strong!

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