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What Are The Effects Of Stopping Sertraline HCL Cold Turkey?

I was taking sertraline hcl 50mg one tablet daily, had knee replacement june 14, 2016 and this is when I stiopped taking this pill. I informed the prescribing dr that I stopped. I no longer have side effects but I was expecting some kind of reaction when I stopped, can you let me know what kind of side effects I might have encountered. thank you, SAL
Sat, 30 Mar 2019
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Missing doses of sertraline run the risk of relapsing into the symptoms being treated in the first place. Discontinuing sertraline abruptly can cause withdrawal symptoms like irritability, nausea, dizziness, vomiting, nightmares, headache and a prickly, tingling sensation on the skin known as paresthesias and may also include concentration problems, bouts of crying, depression, fatigue, diarrhea, memory problems, mood swings, suicidal thoughts and weight changes
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What Are The Effects Of Stopping Sertraline HCL Cold Turkey?

Missing doses of sertraline run the risk of relapsing into the symptoms being treated in the first place. Discontinuing sertraline abruptly can cause withdrawal symptoms like irritability, nausea, dizziness, vomiting, nightmares, headache and a prickly, tingling sensation on the skin known as paresthesias and may also include concentration problems, bouts of crying, depression, fatigue, diarrhea, memory problems, mood swings, suicidal thoughts and weight changes