Posted by g_g_g_unit on August 6, 2011, at 8:08:38
In reply to Re: humor me ..., posted by morgan miller on August 5, 2011, at 12:17:32
> If you don't give some drugs long enough, and don't try raising the dose after some time, despite experiencing side effects at lower doses, you may never know if that drug really would have worked for you. Believe or not, a drug like Zoloft(sertraline) can respond in a way where side effects subside and therapeutic effect increases at higher doses. So if you didn't feel well at 25 mg, it does not necessarily mean higher doses may have made you feel worse. I was always more agitated at 50 mg Zoloft, and found my sweet spot at 100mg, where the side effects disappeared and I felt so much better.
Yeah, I was willing to continue with Zoloft, but I saw a neurologist who declared that the akathisia wouldn't subside and suggested I change SSRIs.
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> Do you think exercise and diet could help relieve some of the current troublesome symptoms/side effects you are currently experiencing?Probably not.
> You may want to consider lowering the Lexapro dose to 5 mg.
>Hmm yeah, but 5mg wouldn't do anything for OCD. I raised my dose to 15mg today to try and get some benefit on that front.
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