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Why do people come off sertraline?

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If you have high blood pressure or high cholesterol you are on tables for life.

I note a number of people on here 'coming off'  sertraline when anxiety is probably with you for life.

Is it so bad to take a tablet a day to feel great? or is their long term side effects? 

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  • joe41529
    joe41529 Bluetobits

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    Can’t speak for other people but maybe they find the sertraline doesn’t work for them anymore, maybe they think they can do without it now. Who knows? I know I plan on taking mine for a long time because it has helped me greatly. 
  • Lolita40
    Lolita40 Bluetobits

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    Sometimes people has side effects that they do want to get rid of or feel they are healed???

    I took zoloft few years ago with succes for 4 years. Now, I have a pretty hard time even at low dose.

  • carolyn32091
    carolyn32091 Bluetobits

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    Sertraline 100 mg has worked very well for me.  I was advised by my psychologist that staying on it long-term would be good for me. I know some people don't want to take meds for a long time, or they start feeling great and then don't want to take it anymore.  For me, I know how I am without it and I do not feel that it would be a wise choice to taper off.  One thing I wasn't all that thrilled about was weight gain I've had but it seems to have leveled off.  

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