Dosage of Sertraline

Hi Craftylady.

no that sounds correct. Some AD's like sertraline and venlafaxine are supplied in different weights so 25 or 50 would be the starting dose.

then you have meds like citilopram and some other ssri's that start at about the 5mg. The maximum dose for sertraline is 200mg per day, so 50 isn't too much.

 

No, actually 50mg is low. I'm at 100mg and stabilized.

Meeting my doctor Friday to start getting off them. Been on them for 20 yrs. Let see what happens.

Wish me luck.

Im starting in 2 days i also got 50 mg but uncan break it in half an start on 25 if u like although im sure 50 mg is the lowest theraputic dose but i know folk who do ok on 25 mg

50mg os moderately low,usually goes up on 25mg,high dose being 200mg. I have been on other ADs and the doses have gone up in 20mgs x

My doctor prescribed me the 50mg and told me to break it in half to do 25 mg. I am right now weaning off it after 2 months of taking it. Maybe you can ask to start at 25mg and see if it helps

I've been on 50mg Sertraline for Six weeks now, due to Anxiety issues. I did have the few stated side effects, such hot flushes and sweating bouts. But they were few and far between, as for now, I feel more myself and much brighter.

Hi Craftylady, I've only just been prescribed Sertraline, like you, and took my first dose yesterday evening. My doctor told me to start off with half a tablet for the first few days and then take the full 50mg if all ok. In the leaflet that came with mine it does say to start off with half the dose but I guess that depends on what it is prescribed for. If you are really worried about the dosage, I would say start off with half the tablet (it easily breaks in half) and then increase it after a few days to a week if you are coping well with it. That would seem better than not taking it at all. I don't like medication much either but after 20+ years of suffering and loneliness, I realise that I have to accept it : (  Wishing you well....