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e4shannon
e4shannon
I was put on Zoloft last year .50mg. How long does one need to stay on these and how do you know when its time to go off?

Also anyone have experiences with going off xanax.....I have that and have been taking it every night my dose is .50mg but i break it in 4ths and just take a little piece. I only do it because ive heard so many stories of having seizures and all with stopping it.

My dr says I will be fine cause I hardly take any?

Any advice
deleted_user
deleted_user
i thin your doctor is right...some peeps have a hard time with xanax because they take so much...but i think that if you slowly start breaking them it will be ok...i did and it was fine...the zoloft...that is something you should talk to your therapist or doc about...it's a personal thing. if you are going to get off of the zoloft, you might have to break those in half and wean off as well because of head zaps...and you might want some things in place (like a good support group and regular exersize) while you are trying to get off the drugs *hugs*
deleted_user
deleted_user
If you follow a doctors advice on getting off any benzo (xanax, klonopin, ativan, vallium) it is pretty safe. People who have seizures normally stop cold turkey and are on a high dose or have been on it a long time. I have been on xanax then klonopin for coming up on 13 years 2-3x a day. I recently went from 3 .5mg to 2 .5mg then I went down to .25mg 2x a day with just some withdrawl effects. I had to go back up to .5mg 2x a day because I was to anxious.

As far as how long you need to be on it is really up to how your feeling and your doctor. 50mg of zoloft is a pretty low dose. I was on 250mg at one point. If you are feeling well then talk to your doctor about it. You may be able to go off it and do well. You may just need that small dose to keep things even.