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Is There Anything I Can Do About Withdrawal Symptoms After Weaning Off Sertraline?

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Posted on Thu, 4 Feb 2021
Question: I began weaning off 50mg of sertraline 3 weeks ago. ive not taken any sertraline for the past 4 days. Is there anything I can do to stop the side effects?
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Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (3 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Fighting sertraline withdrawing symptoms.

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

Some side effects of stopping sertraline are.
dizziness or headaches
tingling feelings like pins and needles or numbness
sleep disturbances (vivid dreams, nightmares, not being able to sleep)
feeling anxious or agitated
feeling sick or being sick
shaking
I can advise you to do psychotherapy with a psychologist to ease symptoms of depression and I definitely negative thoughts.
You can use ginger tea , and maybe any antihistamines like Benadryl or piperazine for nausea.
Keep hydrated to fight dizziness.
Black chocolate helps to increase natural serotonin levels.
Going outdoors can help feeling positive.
Working out can help fighting depression and also weight gain that may happen.
Work out several hours for sleep to let time to adrenaline and epinephrine lower and font interfere with sleep.
Take care.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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Is There Anything I Can Do About Withdrawal Symptoms After Weaning Off Sertraline?

Brief Answer: Fighting sertraline withdrawing symptoms. Detailed Answer: Hello, Some side effects of stopping sertraline are. dizziness or headaches tingling feelings like pins and needles or numbness sleep disturbances (vivid dreams, nightmares, not being able to sleep) feeling anxious or agitated feeling sick or being sick shaking I can advise you to do psychotherapy with a psychologist to ease symptoms of depression and I definitely negative thoughts. You can use ginger tea , and maybe any antihistamines like Benadryl or piperazine for nausea. Keep hydrated to fight dizziness. Black chocolate helps to increase natural serotonin levels. Going outdoors can help feeling positive. Working out can help fighting depression and also weight gain that may happen. Work out several hours for sleep to let time to adrenaline and epinephrine lower and font interfere with sleep. Take care. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.