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Re: Going Off Zoloft after 1 Week

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 21 Apr 2001 01:04:19 -0500 (CDT)


At Fri, 20 Apr 2001, anon wrote: >
>At 15 weeks LMP I began taking Zoloft, but have decided to stop due to
>bad GI symptoms. I am now 16 weeks LMP (I took 12.5 mg for 4 days, then
>25mg for 3 days) and according to my psychiatrist it is safe to go off
>it all at once. I'm wondering if going off of it "cold turkey" poses
>any risk to the baby?

not after such a short course -- and did you talk to your psychiatrist about staying on hte lower dose ot see if it helps without causing too many side effects?

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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
South Lake Tahoe, CA

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