20th July 2023

A 78-year-old retired gardener has been treated for a first mild depressive episode with a combination of psychosocial intervention and pharmacological treatment.

A78-year-old retired gardener has been treated for a first mild depressive episode with a combination of psychosocial intervention and pharmacological treatment. She has been on sertraline 100mg once daily for 8 months now and has had a good response within the first 6 weeks. She has no other past medical history. She now wishes to stop the sertraline as her symptoms have resolved.

How would you advise her?

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