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Are 5mg Sertraline addictive?

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bill50871
bill50871

Just started treatment for depression and was prescribed Sertraline

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  • Aspinan
    Aspinan bill50871

    Posted

    Hi Bill, as far as I know Sertraline is not addictive. Neil 
  • Noni9
    Noni9 bill50871

    Posted

    Not addictive in the sense that opioids are addictive; however, once you start taking sertraline, you would want to continue using it to be effective and avoid the problems associated with withdrawal.

    In order to stop using, you would need to titrate down under supervision of your physician.

    5 mg is a very low dose.

  • Cinderella81
    Cinderella81 bill50871

    Posted

    Hi Bill, do you mean 50 mg ?

    I am not sure how can you have 5 mg .

  • Keepitcool
    Keepitcool bill50871

    Posted

    They are not. But you might get some side effect the first week of taking 50mg. I would start with 25mg for 4 weeks before increasing to 50mg.
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