I think I messed up (work stress plus higher dosage)

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My manager seems to legit hate me for the last month, and I'm sensitive as it is (GAD, CPTSD). Have been through counselling.

I've been taking Zoloft (sertraline) for a couple of years. Dosage settled at 125mg (I had moved up to 150mg but the side effects were pretty horrible).

Due to being basically in a perpetual anxiety spiral due to work, I had my dosage upped to 150mg a few weeks ago.

I thought it would help my anxiety and obsessive ruminating, but it really hasn't. Plus now I'm muddy-headed and really tired and not feeling any better. Which I think is effecting my performance at work (my memory has absolutely tanked, I can't remember anything).

If I'm being honest I'm also drinking too much so that has to stop.

My worry now is if I stay on 150mg it's not improving my anxiety and it's making me feel slow and confused. But I'm also thinking if I lower my dose back to 125mg my mood might crash even more and I could have some withdrawals while I settle back down from 150mg.

I'm stuck. I don't know what to do here. 😔

Posted May 7, 2025, 2:31 PM UTC

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