well. it's day 5 and i was thinking i could go up to 50 after just 6 days, so i wouldn't have a half pill left over. (i do not have 25's, i am splitting 50's).

BUT.

yesterday i had a single "flash headache" (my term). moderately-painful twinge lasting maybe 3 seconds.

today, i started having more of these flash headaches... but very mild. evolving into a mild constant headache that continues to have quick stabs of stronger pain - still not strong enough to be bothersome, but this is also how it started last time, when my starting dose was 50mg. that time they started sooner (3rd day).

so now i can't decide whether i should go up to 50 mg after 6 days, or stay at 25 mg for say, 8 or 10 days.

i am thinking i should wait to be clear of the headaches, on the one hand.

on the other hand, i don't want to prolong getting up to a therapeutic dose. having started at a lower dose, the headaches might not get as bad as last time, and in any event they will go away. last time they remitted within the 2nd week.

sigh. the first few times i took Zoloft i did not have this problem. granted the first time i started at 12.5 mg because my then-pdoc then was very cautious and it was a new med. but in 2003 i started at 50 mg and did not have any headaches from it. grrrr. age.

~ waves ~