How to come off Sertraline

[staylucky]

Hello hoping for some advice from anyone who has taken Sertraline and stopped.

I’ve been taking it for over two years now and feeling ready to stop. It’s worked really well and combined with counselling has really helped.

I can’t find any advice in the medication sheet or anywhere really on practically how you stop. I currently take 50 mg daily, same dose I started on. I have occasionally run into withdrawal when late picking up my prescription so I know I can’t just cold turkey as it makes me really unwell.

I just don’t get how to lower the dose as I’m already on the lowest dose prescribed. Can anyone help?

You have to talk to your GP. They can advise you, please don't take advice from the internet on this.

Thanks. I will of course but this is the first time I've been able to think about then possibility of stopping and known it's the right time so I'd like to know what to expect. I don't feel that asking for someone's personal experience of stopping a long term drug is the same as asking for advice about days out or a restaurant.

The GP will tell me broadly what to do I want to know what side effects people have had and how long it's taken.

I bought a pill cutter and reduced from 50mg to 25mg daily for 3 weeks then stopped completely.

Zero side effects so worked for me.

I used a pill cutter too. I did experience some side effects as my body adjusted but I was able to stick with it.

Thank you

I came off 100mg cold turkey and noticed no side effects or differences in mood, but you probably shouldn't take my advice on it! The pill cutter suggestion sounds more sensible.

My apologies, from the original wording you were asking how to do it, not for experiences.

I came off it slowly and didn't even notice.

I read that you can buy it in liquid form for smaller doses.

Just wondering how you are getting on with this OP. I want to stop taking mine too