Szetalo 10mg Withdrawal Symptoms

Hi, I've been taking Szetalo 10mg for 1 year and now I want to stop or at least reduce the frequency in which I take this tablet. I'm hoping to avoid certain side effects like weight gain, drowsiness, dry mouth etc. I had stopped taking it for only 5 days and later felt dizzy and fainted. How can I safely get off of this medication?

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HI, Kittu! Sorry about the problem that you're having.

Szetalo contains the active ingredient Escitalopram and these antidepressants usually needed to be very slowly tapered to prevent the type of withdrawal effects that you experienced, as well as possible rebound depression and anxiety.

The preferred method recently has been to have the patient start skipping days, such a taking it for a day then skipping a day. That is done for a week or so, to allow your body to get used to the change in frequency of dosing, then you start skipping two days and so on.

However, this may not be safe for you, so please check with your doctor, before stopping the medication via any method.

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Note: I am not a doctor.

Suddenly stopping 10mg Szetalo is not a good idea. You can ask your doctor to reduce the dose to 5mg. If the tablet is working fine and not too many side effects or if you can cope with the side effects, it's better to keep going with the medication/tablet.

if stress in your daily life is reduced, you are getting good sleep continuously and your lifestyle is getting settled, then maybe you can try to stop for 10 days. Again not from 10 mg. When you are on 5mg, you can try. This is just a suggestion as I am not a doctor.

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