Posted by jflange on November 6, 2002, at 20:51:30
In reply to Does nutrition help side effects?, posted by Tabitha on November 3, 2002, at 16:11:08
Tabitha:
I think you are on the right track...
All those GI problems you describe (as well as weight gain) went away for me with a low carb diet with increased protein intake. Though I do not understand the chemistry behind it, I have read that ssris and other psychmeds that boost or modulate serotonin also affect blood glucose and therefore cause these adverse GI complaints.
The change in my diet did come with a price at first: I had to adjust my Zoloft dose up a bit to make up for the loss of the serotonin-rich carbo foods, but after a few weeks this s/e went away and I was back to my normal dose.If you do choose to increase protein in your diet, make sure you take a Cal/Mag/Zinc supplement, as well as Potassium to balance out the electrolytes in your system, b/c increased protein intake inevitably results in excreted Calcium. This is very bad for everyone but especially for women!
best of luck,
jflange
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