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50mg sertraline

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Kf280893
Kf280893

Hello. could someone help me.i want to come off my tablets and i have spoken to my doctor...could you please share your experience with coming off them?

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  • rich21763
    rich21763 Kf280893

    Posted

    I was on 50 mg for only 3 weeks - seemed to be causing liver problems , so I stopped cold turkey with no issues really
    • LFCste
      LFCste rich21763

      Posted

      I would say you were lucky to have no side effects due to you only taking them for a very short time  
  • Wilb
    Wilb Kf280893

    Posted

    Why are you going to stop taking Zoloft?
  • Tezes
    Tezes Kf280893

    Posted

    search  the link as below (sertraline withdrawal does it go away)

    whatever your doctor tells you please follow the 10% tapering method described on hear it's the only sure way of avoiding the often Nast and protracted withdrawal effects.

    i was on it for 2.5 years and sucessfully came off it altogether after tapering of over 7 months, don't be tempted to go quicker it can be damaging to your nervous system,

    good luck

    • Wilb
      Wilb Tezes

      Posted

      My doctor did not have me taper down just started a new med! I was on Lexapro for 10 yrs and he stated I could just stop and restart with a new drug! 
    • bittybon
      bittybon Tezes

      Posted

      Thank you that has helped me.. I will let my doctor know
    • maureen75524
      maureen75524 bittybon

      Posted

      Tezes is correct about the 10% taper.  I came off 150 mg over three months and it was brutal.  I found most Drs. do not know how W.D. affects many patients.  They should, as this stuff affects your brain chemistry, so makes total sense.  
    • Wilb
      Wilb maureen75524

      Posted

      I found out on line from ask the doctor that I could be still withdrawing from Lexapro which I was on for 10 yrs and had to stop four months ago because it stopped working! 
    • maureen75524
      maureen75524 Wilb

      Posted

      I know my Dr. did not believe that I had W.D. well over a year and a half. She said I was going back into anxiety.  I said NO, this happened to me previously by another dr.  I quit the med. and w.d. caused crying etc., back on the med.  The A.D.'s never worked for me, I did not feel any improvement on the three that I tired.  I was put on them for seasonal effective disorder, suffered through 2 years.of hell.  I hit the gym 3 times per week and walk 3 more.  i find exercise has been my salvation, gets those endorphins up.  

      I have a friend who has been on zoloft for 20 years, works for her, we are all different.  She has gained 50 lbs though.  I'm still trying tos hed the 30 I gained!

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