We’re frequently asked in our comment section about: vitamins and zoloft. Truth is we’ve been delaying this article for a while until we had enough information & facts to allow us to enlighten our readers.
Interactions Between Your Drugs
Alcohol can increase the nervous system side effects of sertraline such as dizziness, drowsiness, and difficulty concentrating. Some people may also experience impairment in thinking and judgment. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions or concerns.
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Vitamin Interactions With Antidepressants
These are safe for most people, but when taken with supplements or vitamins, the results can be risky. Brandi Cole, Pharm.D., a medical advisory board member for Persona Nutrition, explains why.
“Most SSRIs are extensively metabolized by liver enzymes, and supplements that affect these enzymes could potentially change the way your body eliminates SSRIs,” Cole says. Supplements that affect the heart’s rhythm (like cesium or ephedra) could cause a dangerously irregular heartbeat when taken with SSRIs.
Vitamin Interactions With Birth Control
But it’s not just SSRIs.
John’s Wort can render contraceptive useless if you’re taking it regularly,” Cole says. These are a few examples of how supplements and medications can negatively impact one another, but how certain vitamin interactions (i.e., vitamin d interactions with steroids) can happen is largely a case-by-case basis.
Antidepressants And Your Health
According to the Cleveland Clinic, there are six different types of medications commonly used to treat depression.
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Mental health statistics show between 3 and 5 percent of adults live with a depressive disorder globally, according to a January 2014 study in Depression and Anxiety. Commonly prescribed SSRIs include sertraline (brand name Zoloft), paroxetine (Paxil), fluoxetine (Prozac) and citalopram (Celexa). The exact type of antidepressant you’re taking will determine which foods, vitamins and supplements you should or should not ingest.