Hello, I've been prescribed a low dose (25mg) of Setraline, this was after taking HRT for two+ years and persoanally i don't feel its had effect. Earlier this year I lost my Dad and the lead up to that was quite traumatic as he had late stage cancer and it was very difficult to see his decline. From late July until 8 days ago I had episodes of sobbing, feeling sad, anxious you name it and the menopause made everything ten times worse. I'd tried everything from CBT, volunteering, walking in nature, meditation, herbals, hrt...I have a very supportive family around me and a good support network, I craft as well. So, it was encouragement from friends who were already on this medication who said I should just give it a try, as its not like I had tried every other avenue . I'm day six into taking 25mg and apart from some insomnia and feeling tired in the afternoon, oh and rather windy!! My mood has already lifted and no tearful episodes, which were so frequent it was wiping me out emotionally.
I think its quite possible that my serotonin levels were utterly depleted through anxiety which spilled over into low mood, tearfulness etc. My question is do I up the dose to 50mg which I'm due to do in a couple of days or stick with this for a few weeks and hopefully the minor side effects will wear off, tempted not to change something if its already working.