I've been on 50mg sertraline for a month, tried 100mg for a week but the side affects were too much. Came back down to 50mg and I just want off this crap. I feel terrible. What's the best way to wean??? Can I cut these in half?
1 week is not long enough for the side-effects to subside, I would have advised giving it at least 4 weeks on 100mg to see an improvement /:
If you must wean, then I can't see why halving to 25mg would hurt... but it's gonna suck... and all the side effects of an increase normally happen on a decrease too.
Do what you can to wean slowly. Take 25% reductions or less of you have to over a period. Ask your GP for advice. I tried cutting in half for a few days and immediately felt side effects. Decided that i wanted off of them and went cold turkey. Big mistake. 5 wks in and I'm still nauseous and dizzy a lot. Everyone is different and I know in my youth I cut cold turkey twice with no problem but you never can tell how you're body will react. Good luck and you have better luck than I have....