Can sertraline cause long term damage?

“These medications have been around for decades,” says Dr. Jin Hee Yoon-Hudman, a psychiatrist and medical advisor at Minded. “There's really no evidence that people have had serious side effects or adverse effects from being on SSRI medications for too long.”

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Is 50mg of Zoloft a lot?

The maximum dose of Zoloft is 200 mg per day (which can be taken as two 100 mg tablets). Most studies suggest that the most effective dose of Zoloft is 50 mg per day. This dose is proven to be the most effective and tolerable dose for most patients. How do I wean off 50mg of sertraline? Usually, sertraline's dose is gradually reduced over around four weeks. A sample taper schedule is reducing the dose by 50 mg every 5–7 days to a final dose of 25–50 mg before the drug is stopped.

What are the benefits of coming off antidepressants?

Besides easing the transition, tapering the dose decreases the risk that depression will recur. In a Harvard Medical School study, nearly 400 patients (two-thirds of them women) were followed for more than a year after they stopped taking antidepressants prescribed for mood and anxiety disorders. Keeping this in consideration, what can i replace antidepressants with? Several treatments can be used instead of antidepressants for treating depression and other mental health conditions. Talking therapies. Cognitive behavioural therapy. Exercise. Self-help groups. Lithium. Electric shock treatment.

Is Zoloft linked to Alzheimer's?

Although treatment with Zoloft had beneficial effects on the patient's daily lives, it did not improve their mental abilities that had deteriorated due to Alzheimer's, such as thinking, remembering, and learning. What antidepressant is better than sertraline? A 2014 study published in International Clinical Psychopharmacology suggested that Lexapro may be more effective and better tolerated than Zoloft or Paxil. Lexapro has different binding site interactions which may lead to better efficacy and tolerability.