Posted by bulldog2 on April 8, 2010, at 16:39:06
In reply to Re: Zoloft-Anti-Cancer Mechanisms, posted by linkadge on April 8, 2010, at 15:05:21
> >Linkage, like I said before, you make some very >good points. Still, I believe, with what we know >so far, Zoloft may just stand alone as one of >the cleaner, less toxic, less invasive SSRIs. >There is a reason why doctors can prescribe up >to 200 mg or more of it.
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> I don't know what that is supposed to mean. I would consider celexa, cipralex, luvox and perhaps prozac to be relatively clean too. Celexa / cipralex is the only SSRI which hasn't been linked to increased risk of metabolic issues.
> Paxil and zoloft are higher offenders with this issue.
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> All the SSRI's are prescribed in doses up to (and exceeding) 4 times the starting dose. 80mg of prozac or celexa is not that uncommon.
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> Zoloft just plain didn't work for me. Not to say it doesn't work for some. I just don't see putting it on a pedastil.
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> LinkadgeZoloft has virtually no effect on weight, some action on dopamine, one of the lowest ssri offenders on prolactin, pristine and clean of action, catapult zoloft into the group of the best of the modern ssri, snri ads. Certainly one of the first ads that should be considered for mild to moderate depression. Just an opinion held down at the mental health clinic of the University of Pennsylvania.
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