My daughter is withdrawing
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Hello my daughter is 12yrs old and was on a very low dose of setraline only 12.5mg and for a short period of time about 6 weeks then she one day refused to take it...i try to encourage her to but she won't take it...she been off it going on 4 days now and has been extremely angry..irritable...mood swings...and i believe even suicudal thoughts...i was very sketchy to let her take this to begin with but am now worried i might have to admit her to a psych ward if her suicidal thoughts persist..btw she was never suicidal before taking the meds...she has an eating disorder and was prescribed them to help with ocd and anxiety...does anyone have any insight on how long this will last and since she was on for such a short time and low dose will her symptoms subside sooner...we are in the USA...
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jake32726 crystal53999
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Thanks for your post,
Im sorry to hear the situation your daughter is in.
These are typical SSRI withdrawal symptoms, and you will find many posts on here relating to them.
Did your daughter stop cold turkey? If so then symptoms can last for around a month, it really depends on the individual.
If she has suicidal thoughts this is an EMERGENCY and she needs to see a Doctor immediately.
I would put her back on 25mg too.
You can get liquid Sertraline and then do a more gradual dose reduction, no less than 1 week between reductions due to Sertralines half life,
Thanks,
Jake.
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jGloucs crystal53999
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I tapered the dose very slowly. Ridiculously slowly in fact and STILL had bad discontinuation symptoms. Very bad anger and digestive upset, sleep disturbance were all there. If your daughter stopped cold turkey, it doesn't surprise me she's experiencing these things from stopping.
If you can get her to take a tablet and the symptoms resolve quite quickly I believe it's a good indication of whether the symptoms are discontinuation related or a return of original symptoms.
I have no experience with suicidal thoughts and would treat that as an EMERGENCY.
Best of luck
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The half life of Prozac is 1 week vs 1 day for Zoloft, hence the worse withdrawals.
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