Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 474432

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How to come off Zoloft

Posted by msurtees on March 23, 2005, at 4:53:22

Hi!

The events in my life that have caused me to take Zoloft for a couple of years are past. I'd like to start coming off the medication.

I'm on at 200mg daily. How would one come off this stuff? 50mg at a time? What's the interval between each drop?

Thanks folks!

Re: How to come off Zoloft » msurtees

Posted by CareBear04 on March 23, 2005, at 11:50:20

In reply to How to come off Zoloft, posted by msurtees on March 23, 2005, at 4:53:22

very slowly! i was only on 50mg a year a go when i felt as you did-- better-- and decided it was time to taper down. i would go at most in increments of 25mg, smaller if possible. going from 50 to 25 was ok, but when i went from 25 to 0, the bottom felt like it fell out from under me.

i recently got off zoloft completely and without withdrawals. i had added prozac a few months before, so the drugs are probably similar enough that prozac covered. i have a bottle of zoloft liquid concentrate to taper down more slowly, but i didn't have to use it. some people recommend switching to a long half-life SSRI like prozac for tapering off. good luck!

Re: How to come off Zoloft

Posted by Phillipa on March 23, 2005, at 19:06:36

In reply to Re: How to come off Zoloft » msurtees, posted by CareBear04 on March 23, 2005, at 11:50:20

There's some Threads on the Withdrawal Board about Zoloft there. Try looking on that Board. Fondly, Phillipa

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