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Hello doc, I have been a regular user of antidepressant pills in the past. The doctor prescribed me sertraline pills. However I stopped taking the pills once I was fine. Recently I started feeling depression again. Should I restart the. Medicine?
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75% of patients who have recovered from the 1st episode of depression relapse. It's likely that you are developing depression again. The medicine that has worked for you in the past would definitely work even now. You can restart sertraline. It's advisable that you do that under your psychiatrist's supervision. Do complete the course.
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