Zoloft.....increasing dosage question.

[NYGirl]

I'm restarting Zoloft again after being off all meds for a year.
Started very low last Sat. with 6.25 mg. When is a good time
to increase to 12.5 (a half of a 25mg tablet)? Do you think the side
effects will be intense cuz they've been very minimal so far.
Thx!

[insights]

When is a good time to increase to 12.5 (a half of a 25mg tablet)? Do you think the side effects will be intense cuz they've been very minimal so far.

It takes about 5 days for plasma levels of the drug to stabilize after each dose increase/decrease, so don't up the dose any faster. Maybe add a couple of days for confidence building.

Do you think the side effects will be intense cuz they've been very minimal so far.

There's no way of knowing. But the low doses should keep them to a minimum. You could probably have started on 12.5mg without problems.

Ian

[NYGirl]

Thank you Ian!!!