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A 25-year-old female asked:

would coming off sertraline cause my tsh to increase? (b/c previously sertraline inc serotonin inc tsh inhibition)

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Dr. Alan Alianswered

Psychiatry 32 years experience

Zoloft (sertraline): Not necessarily if tapering slowly while your thyroid function is checked.

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