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I recently upped my sertraline dosage from 50mg to 75mg and the side effects have been terrible. I haven’t been able to make it to class since, and it’s been a week now.

Yesterday I managed to go to the grocery store once with my sister and once alone. Usually I go there every day as part of my routine and to challenge myself a little, but now even that feels hard. Today I only made it to the entrance before I had to turn around and go home. I literally live right next to the store too.

I don’t even really know what I want from this post. I’m just tired of this. There are so many things I want to do and places I want to go, but right now I feel completely stuck. Usually I try not to get too upset over my anxiety because I know bad days happen, but this feels different. I can’t go to class at all right now and it sucks because I actually want to be there. I used to wish I could skip class, and now every morning I stand at the entrance of my apartment building trying to force myself to step outside, but I just can’t do it. Yesterday I even cried over it, which I almost never do.

It’s also hard watching my friends go on trips or just casually go out and do things. I’m genuinely happy for them, but at the same time I wish I could do those things too, or at least join sometimes. Especially now during spring when there are so many fun things happening. I just feel like I’m missing out on so much because of my anxiety and agoraphobia, and I’m so exhausted by it.

Hopefully I get used to this dosage soon because I just want my life back.

I think I just need to vent a little because I feel really discouraged right now.

Last week I increased my sertraline dose and started propranolol, and ever since then my anxiety has gotten so bad again. The frustrating part is that before this I was actually doing really well. I was going out, seeing friends, taking walks every day, working out, and finally starting to feel more like myself again.

Then after increasing, I almost had a panic attack on the subway for the first time in months. The propranolol helped calm me down physically, but mentally it scared me a lot. Since then I’ve been struggling to even leave the house some days.

I’m also so exhausted all the time lately. I keep comfort eating and just staying at home because everything feels overwhelming right now.

What makes me saddest is that I missed my best friend’s last days here before she left the country because I was too anxious, and now I don’t even know when I’ll see her again. Meanwhile everyone around me is out living normally and having fun while I feel stuck at home fighting my own brain.

I also feel like my anxiety gets way worse around my period even with meds, so I honestly don’t even know what’s causing what anymore.

If anyone else has gone through this after increasing sertraline or starting propranolol, I’d really appreciate hearing about it. I feel pretty alone in this right now.

I recently increased my sertraline dose from 50mg to 75mg and also started propranolol, and honestly I feel like shit right now. Before increasing, I was actually doing pretty okay. I was hanging out with friends again, going on long walks almost daily, working out, and starting to feel more like myself. I still had some things that felt too limiting because of my anxiety, which is why I decided to increase the dose, but ever since I did my anxiety feels bad again.
I have a full day of classes tomorrow and I’ve been dreading it all week. I already skipped one day because I was too anxious to go. Usually going on walks or working out helps me, but lately I can barely get myself out of the house. It just feels really discouraging because I finally started feeling more free again and now it suddenly feels like I’m backtracking.

I know this can happen while adjusting to a new dose, but I just wanted to ask if anyone else experienced this after increasing sertraline and/or starting propranolol, and how long it took before things felt stable again?

Hi! I went to the doctor yesterday for my anxiety/agoraphobia and just wanted to see if anyone else has been on the same meds.

I’ve been on 50mg sertraline for a while now and it’s helped me a lot. I’m doing much better than before, but there are still some things that are really difficult for me, so we decided to increase it to 75mg.

The doctor also prescribed 10mg propranolol (beta blockers) twice a day. I’m starting today and I’m kinda nervous about it, especially the beta blockers since I’ve never taken them before:(

Has anyone else been on sertraline + propranolol? How did you react to it and how was your experience?