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A 17-year-old male asked:

Mild headache for 1 week. recently stopped d zoloft (sertraline) 150mg, very stressed, lack of sleep. i's it brain tumor ?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler
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Psychiatry 27 years experience
If you abruptly: stopped zoloft (sertraline) you may have some discontinuation syndrome symptoms. See that you have hypochondriasis - would try not to visualize worse case scenarios when there isn't support for them. Take care.
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