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Stopped Taking Zoloft And Having Anxiety. What To Do?

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Posted on Mon, 2 Sep 2013
Question: I stopped Zoloft for 5 days then I had some kind of anxiety so I took back 200
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Answered by Dr. Dr.Nehal (46 minutes later)
Hi,
Thanks for using healthcare magic.
I have gone through your history.
Sertraline is good anti anxiety agent with normal dose range from 50- 300mg per day.

You should not stop taking it all of a sudden without prior consultation with your psychiatrist as there are chances of either
worsening of illness,
Relapse of illness
Discontinuation or withdrawal features.
So, it is advisable to consult your doctor to reduce the dose.
Doctor will assess your condition and dose requirement and may decide to taper it slowly.
Meanwhile, you may go for counselling and stress management for better control of anxiety.

Yoga, meditation and deep breathing exercise like therapy may be off good help to you.

I hope i have addressed your concern.

Feel free to revert to me in case if you have further query.

Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Dr.Nehal (1 hour later)
what shall I do now shall I keep taking 200 or what
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Answered by Dr. Dr.Nehal (5 minutes later)
Hi,
Thanks for reverting to me.

You should continue taking last prescribed dose by your psychiatrist.

Further dosage adjustment should be done only after consultation with your doctor .

I hope I have addressed your concern.

Feel free to revert to me in case if you have any further query.

If you do not have any query, pleaseclose the discussion and rate the answer.

Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Dr.Nehal (3 minutes later)
my last dose is 200 but I stopped it for 7 days then I took 200 last night shall I continue with this dose ?
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Answered by Dr. Dr.Nehal (7 minutes later)
Hi,
You should continue with 200mg . Consult your doctor if you hace any symptoms of gastritis or nausea.

I hope I have addressed your concern.

Feel free to revert to me in case if you have any query.

Thanks
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Dr.Nehal (10 minutes later)
would it help if I take propranolol with it
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Answered by Dr. Dr.Nehal (58 minutes later)
Propranolol is mainly useful in performance anxiety and it should be used with caution XXXXXXX may affect blood pressure level.
so before using it, you should consult your doctor.

There are other anti anxiety agents like aprazolsm, etizolam or clonazepam available which may help in controlling anxiety. But these drug has abuse potential so it should be used with caution.

thanks
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Stopped Taking Zoloft And Having Anxiety. What To Do?

Hi,
Thanks for using healthcare magic.
I have gone through your history.
Sertraline is good anti anxiety agent with normal dose range from 50- 300mg per day.

You should not stop taking it all of a sudden without prior consultation with your psychiatrist as there are chances of either
worsening of illness,
Relapse of illness
Discontinuation or withdrawal features.
So, it is advisable to consult your doctor to reduce the dose.
Doctor will assess your condition and dose requirement and may decide to taper it slowly.
Meanwhile, you may go for counselling and stress management for better control of anxiety.

Yoga, meditation and deep breathing exercise like therapy may be off good help to you.

I hope i have addressed your concern.

Feel free to revert to me in case if you have further query.

Thanks.