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Did Sertraline stop working already
Hi everyone,
I just found this site and am wondering if I might get some insight.
A little history: I am a 40 year old mother of one 8 year old beautiful boy. I have never suffered from anxiety or depression until October 2012. My son was diagnosed with asthma, later that day I had what I thought was a severe allergic reaction (turned bright red, my throat felt tight and my chest felt tight) turns out I had my first panic attack which took several more Dr. visits and tests and an ekg to confirm. I didn't want to take medication at first, thought it was something that would pass when I accepted my son's diagnosis. By April it wasn't subsiding and I was seeing a therapist who diagnosed me with general anxiety disorder/panic attacks and depression. I went back to my GP and accepted the sertraline prescription. I started low and worked up to 50 mg, after a couple of months I felt really good, almost normal again, the panic was nearly non existent and my mood had evened out. Did not last, we upped me to 100 mg about two months ago and I am still feeling so anxious almost all of the time.
Do you think I should try another increase or try another med?
Thank you in advance for reading/replying.
I just found this site and am wondering if I might get some insight.
A little history: I am a 40 year old mother of one 8 year old beautiful boy. I have never suffered from anxiety or depression until October 2012. My son was diagnosed with asthma, later that day I had what I thought was a severe allergic reaction (turned bright red, my throat felt tight and my chest felt tight) turns out I had my first panic attack which took several more Dr. visits and tests and an ekg to confirm. I didn't want to take medication at first, thought it was something that would pass when I accepted my son's diagnosis. By April it wasn't subsiding and I was seeing a therapist who diagnosed me with general anxiety disorder/panic attacks and depression. I went back to my GP and accepted the sertraline prescription. I started low and worked up to 50 mg, after a couple of months I felt really good, almost normal again, the panic was nearly non existent and my mood had evened out. Did not last, we upped me to 100 mg about two months ago and I am still feeling so anxious almost all of the time.
Do you think I should try another increase or try another med?
Thank you in advance for reading/replying.
Thank you for your response. I am more than willing to try an increase in my sertraline, just wondering if I would have a better chance at relief from trying another med and wondered what others thought.
I have an appt. with my Dr. and will discuss all options.
I have an appt. with my Dr. and will discuss all options.
If something works once, I would take more of it up to the recommended limit rather than switch, so I would ask doc about upping the dose as long as you aren't having serious side effects. It is up to doc to figure what to do, in conjunction with your input so my advice is not intended to replace a professional's.
Something like 15% of people never find a med that works, so it is possible you just got lucky with sertraline and you might have to try a bunch of drugs before you find another one that works. This is just my guess theory, and someone else may disagree.
Something like 15% of people never find a med that works, so it is possible you just got lucky with sertraline and you might have to try a bunch of drugs before you find another one that works. This is just my guess theory, and someone else may disagree.
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