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Mental Health Medication

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So I took Sertraline for a bit but it made me really ill quite quickly, so I switched to Fluoxetine. Everyone is different clearly, but I recently doubled my Fluoxetine. I am on a lot of other meds (including anti-psychotics and diazepam) so clearly had to be careful.
The new dose really exhausted me for a week or so and I had some pretty bad emotional side-effects for a couple of weeks, but it settled quite quickly. If you are concerned, I'd just speak to your dr, they should be monitoring it regularly if you have an increase!
I was reluctant to even start on medication, let alone increase it (I too put it off for a while for fear of side-effects) but ultimately its been worth it, and if the meds help, that's great! Proud of you for doing it, I know its tough.
Always here to chat.
Aj xx