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I made the mistake of going cold turkey on my sertraline 100 mg about a month ago and am still experiencing withdrawal symptoms. im scared to randomly take it again as i would prefer to avoid any adverse side effects. what should i do?

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Talk to prescriber: Best to discuss meds and med changes with your prescriber who knows your history and current rx.

Answered 4/15/2020

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