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Posted 11/23/2014 3:46 PM (GMT 0)
I have been on Zoloft for about 5 years....working up slowly from 50 mg to 200 mg and now want to wean off. Is it ok to wean off by lowering to 150mg for a week (or 2?) Or should I go slower. It took a full 4 months before I could go from 50 to 75mg a day. Seems I'm very sensitive to the side effects at first. My goal is to see if I'm ok without any SSRI and if not to try lexapro. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated. A little scared here. turn
Posted 11/23/2014 4:38 PM (GMT 0)
Hi there...

What did your doctor say to do??? There is a site on weaning off of antidepressants that I will try to find for you. But I encourage you to speak with your doctor. See what they say about it. Don't try to go off of medications without the help of the doc. A pharmacist usually knows weaning schedules too.

Welcome to the forum Ceajayr...

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 11/23/2014 6:15 PM (GMT 0)
I agree, you should always let your doctor know so that he/she can guide you and let you know what to expect. I wish you well on your weaning process. I'm sure it will be smooth!
Posted 11/24/2014 9:12 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you both for your posts. My psych thinks it's ok to just stop Zoloft and start another AD. And against my better judgement I did try that...with cymbalta as I have fibromyalgia and other chronic pain issues...but I wanted to crawl out of my skin! Lol. So, after three days of that I stopped cymbalta and went back to the Zoloft 200 mg. This is second full day on 150mg of Zoloft and do far nothing I can't handle. I'm just going to go as slow as I need to, to be able to handle it.
Posted 11/24/2014 9:18 PM (GMT 0)
I'm not sure about incorporating lexapro slowly when I get to lower dose of Zoloft or wean completely off first shocked
Posted 11/27/2014 9:13 AM (GMT 0)
I'm glad you talked to your doctor. I was on 100 mg but the last few weeks I've weaned off to 25 mg. Let us know how you do
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