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I had gen testing done years ago too and from that testing my doctor at the time put me on Pristiq. It was horrible! Years later I'm now coming off just 9 days of a very low dose of sertraline - 12.5mg every other day - and I feel terrible. I didn't taper, just stopped it. My doctor said the withdrawal symptoms shouldn't be bad because of the low dose and short time I took it but it has been a month since I went off and I'm still feeling pretty bad. I don't know if I should go back on it at a lower dose and taper or just wait it out. Any ideas anyone?
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Always talk to your pharmacist they are the experts on rx!!! They will give you a schedule to follow,
I am so very sensitive I can’t handle fast reductions !
It could take 6 weeks to reduce but do it the right way & slow .
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I too was put on generic Pristiq and was on for six weeks. Some help with tremors from anxiety but always felt activated and did not touch the depression. Bad side affects headaches and pretty bad rash. This was tough to get off of with lots of withdrawal because they only had the 25 mg CR available.
Regarding sertraline, I am in the same position but I took my 12.5 MG every day for 16 days. Same thing, my doctor said to just stop cold turkey. What is difficult is that I have been struggling with depression and anxiety for the past 8 months. So it is hard to say if withdrawal is different than the baseline condition. I decided to cut the 12.5 in half and take half dose today instead of stopping cold turkey. Did you have any symptoms prior to starting sertraline? Also why did you stop after 9 days. Unfortunately, sertraline causes more anxiety and sometimes depression upon starting the medication. I am torn about maybe going back on the 12.5 and giving it more time. The disappointing thing is that after two weeks, you would think you would see some improvement not the symptoms getting worse and worse.