Sertraline withdrawal
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Hi I'm new to this group. I have been on sertraline for a number of years now for migrains, my doctor advised me to come of them slowly so I started to reduce from 100mg a day to 100mg then 50mg a day for 1 week then 50mg every day for the 2nd week then 50mg every other day for the 3rd week then 50mg every 2nd day. I took my last 50mg dose Tuesday last week but am having dizzy spells and light headedness, tried ringing doctors without success so any advice regarding this would be appreciated. Thank you.
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sharen74613 lynn_90259
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Hi Lynn. I think you may have come off a bit to quickly . I'm coming off mine to , I've been on 50gm for 5years now . So I started on 1 every other day for 3weeks .then 1 every 2days for 2weeks . And now I'm on 1every 3days 2weeks . Then I'll do 1every 4days until 1every 7days then I'll just finish fingers cross 🤞🏻. But I've not been to bad odd blip in the morning and a few headaches. Hope this helps keep in touch we can compare. ?🏻Good luck 🙏🏻
lynn_90259 sharen74613
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GodsServant lynn_90259
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Lynn, I think you are getting off too quickly. It's good to taper off much more slowly and the side effects won't be so bad. I would decreased to 75mg for 1 weeks, 50mg for 1 month and then 25mg for another month. But these side effects are normal. Take care.
lynn_90259 GodsServant
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Thanx for the advice but nearly out of tablets and doctors won't prescribe anymore
GodsServant lynn_90259
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