Sertraline

Hi, I've been on 50mg sertraline for almost 5 weeks, my Dr doubled it to 100mg 3 days ago because anxiety was getting worse, this afternoon I felt really weird, whistling in my ears and my feet feel really hot, has anyone else had similar.

[Klaus-sperger]

50 to 100 mg is a standard increase however I found it much too much.i am very 'reactive' to sertraline in that increased doses make me feel appalling. I increased from 50 mg to 75mg and went through living hell. I now realise that the standard dosage and increases are too powerful for me and I now increase 10 mg at a time(per week)which I find much much more manageable .Having said this as I kept taking the increased dosage the horrible symptoms did go and then I felt much better in fact sertraline transformed me and cured me.

Joe

[Yuppi67 in reply to Klaus-sperger]

How long time did it take to have effect?Been on sertaline for 8 weeks now.

Started on 25mg for 4 days, 50mg 3,5 week and now 4 weeks on 75mg. Had like ine good day without hell.

How long should I wait to know if the current dose Works?

[Klaus-sperger in reply to Yuppi67]

I got results after 8 days ,though that is unusually fast.Each dose increase you may have to wait a month or two before you know though many do not feel the benefits till they increase the dose .So maybe 3-6 weeks on your current dose should be enough.

[fixedit]

yep - both, but with Citalopram - also an SSRI. The hot feet faded after a bit, and the tinnitus has reduced but not gone away. It comes and goes.

[Yuliya1971]

I have all of that . Im starting week 5 on 50mg. I cannot sleep. Anxiety, tremor depression. Cannot go out due to this symptoms. And I really don't know what to do..

[Klaus-sperger in reply to Yuliya1971]

At first I felt nothing at all but once the dose built in my system then it would activate feeling much worse.anxiety,disorientated,depressed,hopeless,suffering ,horrible. I carried on taking the dose every day and I was amazed to find all those horrible feelings went away and I started to feel great. The longest I ever suffered was about 2 weeks with another 4 weeks recovering but the results were excellent. Joe

[Yuliya1971]

I'm still on 50 mg ,starting week 5 and 3 days in bed .. no energy at all, depression overwhelming.. short of breathing.. feel like I'm dying