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I am scared to start my taper of sertraline. i have been on it for 9 months and take 75mg daily. i am ready, but don't want discontinuation symptoms..

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Taper under your: medical provider's supervision. Not everyone gets discontinuation symptoms. By tapering and not going off cold turkey - it greatly minimizes risk for discontinuation syndrome.

Answered 5/16/2017

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