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Zoloft, meditation, self-discovery helped with anxiety and depression

Posted by pm2819 @pm2819, Jul 3, 2013

I was dealing with anxiety and depression and have been taking Zoloft for 8 month. A good way to deal with this for me is to discover who I am and adding meditation to my daily life

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vfrifr | @vfrifr | Apr 25, 2022
In reply to @vfrifr "April 2020, I was put on 25mg Zoloft for anxiety. Bad choice! By June 2020 I..." + (show)
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April 2020, I was put on 25mg Zoloft for anxiety. Bad choice! By June 2020 I was having severe extremely severe heart palpitations. Turns out I am in that special group of people who are very highly sensitive to Zoloft. Getting off the Zoloft has become a nighmare. I can only taper 0.4mg at a time without being in complete misery. The book that has been the most help is getting off the Zoloft has been "The Anti-Depressant Solution" written by Dr. Joseph Glenmullem. Dr. Glenmullen has 30+ years of experience helping people discontinue Zoloft and other drugs in that category. Please read the book. Hopefully his adivce will help you too! Please let us know! Good luck!

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My apologies for justing adding to this thread. I was having trouble figuring out how to start another thread. I have continued my research as to why I am so sensitive to Zoloft. I finally came across a branch of medicine called Pharmacogenetics. Simply, this studies how some medications (not all will interact with your body based on your genetic composition. Turn out SSRIs interact with the 5-HTT located within Chromosome 17. If I have this right, if the gene has a certain configuration, the person is hypersensitive to Zoloft. I gave this information to the Cleveland Clinic. Within 2 days they made an appointment for me with a doctor at their Center for Genetic Wellness Clinic. Finally after almost 2 years of searching, I have something I can tell the doctors is wrong with me trying to get off Zoloft. I no longer have to listen to them politely just nod their head in agreement while not believing me. A victory!

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