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How to wean off zoloft 50mg

A member asked:
Dr. Alan Ali
Dr. Alan Alianswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Zoloft (sertraline): 50mg is low dose. If taken for anxiety, you can taper by 25mg for a week, then half that for another week. If taken for depression, taper every 3 days... Read More
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Dr. Christopher Bojrab
Psychiatry 30 years experience
Lower the dose: Meds like zoloft (sertraline) can sometimes cause withdrawal effects including dizziness, electrical sensations in your head, nausea, mild muscle ache... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Under med: supervision. Would drop down to 25mg and then d/c.
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Dr. Dariush Saghafi
Neurology 35 years experience
Ask your doc: If it was your physician who recommended that you wean from the medication then it should be your physician to tell you exactly how to do that but if ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Olsen
Psychiatry 53 years experience
Get tablets: If you are having trouble weaning off 25 mg zoloft, (sertraline) you may be a slow metabolizer. Check with your doctor. Otherwise, skip a capsule ... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gary Richardson
Sleep Medicine 40 years experience
Taper Zoloft (sertraline): Generally, a taper over months with 2-6 weeks between steps is recommended. Yours is a very low dose (25mg). At that dose, it should be possible to ju... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Steiner
Psychiatry 45 years experience
Start Lexapro (escitalopram): While still on the zoloft . I usually have someone start on a small dose of the Lexapro (escitalopram) and increase it gradually while at the same ti... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler
Psychiatry 27 years experience
I don't want to take: The place of your physician. Your physician knows how long you have been on zoloft (sertraline). So follow his or her advice. There is more than one w... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christina Lenk
Neurology 30 years experience
Why tapering?: You should talk to the doctor who prescribed it first, to make sure you don't still need the medication to control any symptoms. Otherwise, to taper,... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Douglas Bey
Psychiatry 59 years experience
None: If you were helped by it anxiety ;depression--discontinuance sx are flu like sx dizziness but i doubt you'll have any problems.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Pierce
Psychiatry 35 years experience
Neither: If you're asking the healthtap panel, maybe you're not asking the person who prescribed zoloft (sertraline). We can offer hypothetical answers, but o... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singh
Pathology 51 years experience
Consult your doc: Please consult with the doctor who prescribed this medication. Exercise may obviate the need to take the medication. For good health - Have a diet ric... Read More
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