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Increasing dose - will startup symptoms re-appear?

bozomac
Community Member
Hi all,
started on medication (slow start due to potential of short term
increase in panic symptoms), it's been a week now. Slight increase in anxiety, but mostly nausea that lasts most of the day.
I've tried taking on full stomach etc and it helps a little, but nausea is still there.
If that's only going to last another week, then I can struggle through that.

But my doc's plan is that I will up dose to  very soon, and then higher again after that.
Will I get these startup symptoms all over again? If, so are they as bad?
Or is the intial startup the worst bit, and then maybe milder side-effects each dose increase? That's what I'm hoping.

Thanks!!
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geoff
Champion Alumni
Champion Alumni

hello Bozomac, I think when you first taking this medication is the worse part, your body has to adjust to it and once this does happen then any side-effects that you have had may or may not happen.
If the nausea hasn't settled down after a few weeks then go back to your doctor, but google this 'how to overcome nausea', plus the doctor can give you an injection to help you with this, but when I had it I found the best way was to make myself vomit, sorry, but it makes you feel better straight away.

If this AD affects you sexually that's also when you need another one, and just be careful what you read on the net because the drug companies have to mention all types of side-effects for legal reasons if they don't mention one side-effect and someone gets it then there will be a legal challenge.
The same applies to taking AD's if they don't seem to be doing much then go back to your doctor once again but remember if you start another AD then you might have to go through it again, but I really hope that you will begin to feel better. Geoff.

Tommy_Blogsing
Community Member
Hi, I am also interested in side affects/dosage etc. I am currently on medication but my improvements are only modest. What is a typical? Keen to hear any feedback.