Coming off sertraline
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Hi I've been gradually coming off sertraline for some months now,I've now gone a few days with no tablets but today is the worst I've felt, so so dizzy light headed, sweating ,and then freezing, to name but a few of how I'm feeling, I have to go to work tomorrow and to be honest can hardly stand up for long,can anyone help please,I'm also waiting for my doctor to ring me back x
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Hi Alison
you don't say what dose you last took but I would reinstate to that dose for a month to stabilise and then start the 10% tapering method. It takes patience but is worth it to avoid the W/D you are having.
you will find all the advice on how to follow it on this site, search sertraline withdrawal, does it go away.
i came off about 3 months ago after tapering over 7 months, I did not have the nasty withdrawals and I'm fine off it.
Good Luck x
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Yes jumping off from 25mg is too severe, generally the lower the dose the slower the taper. It's hard to cut the tablets down without a pill cutter but some people get the liquid and use a 10ml syringe. I stopped altogether at approx 10mg, I wish you all the best