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I have been taking sertraline for social anxiety about 2 mouths and 2 weeks. I started with 50 mg for the first month and the second month I upgraded to 100 mg, 3 days ago I upgraded my dosage to 150 mg. My problem is that I still have the social anxiety and I get nervous next to people. How long does it take for the medicine to work.
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Sertraline works for anxiety, but doubtful for social anxiety. Request you to discuss the lack of improvement with your psychiatrist and try alternative medication, and also combine with CBT from the psychiatrist or clinical psychologist. Combining CBT will lead to dramatic improvement in Social anxiety disorder.
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