Decreasing sertraline dose

[USER12]

Hi,

I’ve had my sertraline dose being lowered from 100mg to 50mg due to side effects. Anyone else had a dose reduction? How did it go? Any tips on dealing with any issues that may arise?

[USER12]

Feel as if not ready to reduce dose yet, mood has been low since dose reduction. It must’ve been working, back to 100 mg now.

[MadWomanintheAttik]

Hey user 12,

I've never had a dose reduction, although I've kinda tinkered with my own dose, especially last year when I thought that my dose was too high. I was also in therapy and the therapist was encouraging me to figure out who I am not on sertraline. Well, that was a big mistake; within a few days of dropping my dose only by 25 mg I started to feel physically sick and depressed, so I went back up to my normal 100mg.

I actually started seeing a psychiatrist a few months ago and she felt I needed to be bumped up to 150 mg. It's been an adventure, let me tell you, lol. Ups, downs, sideways, haha ! I am starting to feel better, but I have decided to force my insurance company to pay for brand name zoloft. I believe the generic sertraline, manufactured by lupin is causing most of my side effects. When I first started zoloft years ago I didn't have these awful side effects, so my advice to you is maybe switch to the brand name and see if your insurance company will cover it if your doctor gives a preauthorization. The side effects might not be as bad or limiting for you.

[USER12]

Thanks for the post MadWomanintheAttik. I feel this is not the right time to cut down on sertraline for me. I get given different brands each time I collect my prescription, I didn't notice any difference while taking different brands. Maybe it differs between people.