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Sertraline withdrawal problems I.e diarrhea and fatigue

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I am on my 4th wk of withdrawing from 100mg of sertraline I am constantly tired and I have heavy legs when walking and loose stools is anyone else like this. my sertraline is being changed to prozac as it makes me feel emotionless would love others to get in touch.thanks.x

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Hello leather27 and welcome to this community.

It is my understanding that it can take your body up to six weeks to adjust to stopping one medication and starting another. Hopefully your symptoms will settle down. Have you noticed any improvement in your mood yet?

I have copied below a link to an NHS site that you may find useful.

beta.nhs.uk/medicines/sertr...

Take care and let us know how you get on.

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