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Weaning off sertraline.

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Kf280893
Kf280893

Hiya I feel like I am ready to come off my tablets,I am on 50 mg a day. I have been taking sertraline for almost a year,I want to come off them but I'm really scared of the side effects sad

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  • Tezes
    Tezes Kf280893

    Posted

    Have a look on this site for the link on coming off AD's 

    pit gives great advice for tapering off sertraline

    its basically tapering 10% of your previous dose each month

    this reduces withdrawal symptoms, sometimes entirely

    goid luck

  • glenn85919
    glenn85919 Kf280893

    Posted

    Hope I can reassure you - don't panic. It will be abolutely fine so long as you go steady. I was on Venlafaxine 150mg for a couple of months and the scare stories I read about on the internet terrified me. It is apparently one of the more difficult medications to ween off. I was amazed to find I hardly noticed anything. Expect the worst and you'll be surprsied. Just take it steady. The doctor should prescribe you tablets titrating down from 50mg to 0mg. It will most likely take a two or three weeks.

    You'll be fine. Best wishes and good luck.

  • lattifa7777
    lattifa7777 Kf280893

    Posted

    oh gosh this is somthing I have been thinking about too. I'm not ready yet been on them for 6 months now. Maybe a few more months, but I'm so so so scared too. plz let me know how you get on.

    xx

    • Tezes
      Tezes lattifa7777

      Posted

      Trust me having just done it the thought of it is worse that coming off.

      if you do it in a planned, systematic way as I've described above you'll be absolutely fine x

    • Kf280893
      Kf280893 lattifa7777

      Posted

      Hiya don't do it until you are ready!i have been thinking about it for a while as the side effects are just too much for me,but I'm just really worried about coming off just in case I feel even worse. I am going onto herbal tablets instead,they are a lot better,if I knew about them before starting sertraline I would of gone for them! I will let you know how I got on smile
    • Kf280893
      Kf280893 lattifa7777

      Posted

      I guess you just know it,I mean a few months ago I didn't even want to leave the house and even thinking about going away for a few days made me feel sick! But I've managed to go away for a few days and I really enjoyed it! You will know when you are ready!just don't rush it x
    • lattifa7777
      lattifa7777 Kf280893

      Posted

      thank you, I mean I'm ok I'm functioning g fine and everything, doing really well, but I get blips that last a week, I've had 2 in six months. but between the blips I'm ok, so maybe another few months!?
    • Kf280893
      Kf280893 lattifa7777

      Posted

      I still get like that,thing that helped me is staying busy,always trying to plan things!

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