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Venlafaxine not working after 5 weeks and unsure what to do next?
I was on 75mg for (4) weeks with no improvement. After a nervous breakdown doc upped to 150mg. Since then I've had terrible sleep, anxiety and depression like I've never experienced before (daily) and now at almost (5) weeks at this dose I feel no improvement at all. I feel worse than before the... read more
Sertraline - Can anyone help? Need some advice?
So about 7 months ago I had a bit of a breakdown, work was very stressful, bought a house... everything just got on top of me completely. I took time off work I was on the sick for 4 months. I couldn’t eat I couldn’t get out of bed I was just so depressed and anxious all of the time, I spoke to my d... read more
I’ve been taking Zoloft for along time. This winter things have gotten a little crazy.
I have never stopped taking Zoloft but I had a breakdown and Covid and I have been having anxiety like crazy for weeks now. Does this mean it will probably take the whole 12 weeks to work again?
Has anybody developed tinnitus on 100 mg of sertraline?
I started sertraline in January of this year due to anxiety, panic attacks and depression. I had a severe breakdown and had to retire early as I couldn’t function. Sertraline gradual increase from 25 to 50 to 100 mg. I am more relaxed, however I am like a couch potato after having been extremely a... read more
Increased from 50 to 100 sertraline?
My GP put me on sertraline 50mg 5 weeks ago, I had a major breakdown when my job became unbelievably stressful after a new company took over. I’m signed off at the moment not knowing how to move forward at all, my mum passed during Covid in a nursing home and wasn’t I wasn’t able to be there . I was... read more
Citalopram - Does citalopram work for disturbing thoughts?
In September I had a nervous breakdown doctor put me on escitalopram 20mg 3 months and it still has not worked. So did a direct switch from escitalopram to citalopram 30mg. It's my second day. I have extremely disturbing thoughts which is probably OCD. I have intense fear and anxiety and panic.... read more
Had a breakdown 5months ago and suffer severe depression and anxiety?
My psychiatrist has me on Seroquel XR 100mg 3 times a day, Seroquel IR 100mg at night , Valium 5mg 3 times a day, Mirtazapine 90mg at night ,and Effexor 37.5 mg in morning and my depression is getting worse not better since he added the Effexor 5 weeks ago
Citalopram - Going up from 10mg to 20mg?
Im going to keep this short.. Basically I had a lot of things starting to happen over about a month (nervous breakdown) was prescribed 10mg I had mild side effects, was monotone but after about a week I started feeling better and was happy again.. then boom I had a severe panic attack and needed to... read more