Re: cea and zoloft

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Hi Adam,

I have had cea for a couple of years now. A couple of months ago I

gave in to the fact that I was depressed, and talked to my doctor about

possible treatments. I've been taking Zoloft (100mg) ever since. It has

in no way worsened my condition.

Just my $0.02

Stuart

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> Hello everyone,

>

> Interesting development at the dermatologist's office the other day:

>

> After telling the derm that I am on zoloft, he informed that he has

> seen a lot of people develop skin problems from taking zoloft and

> prozac and other SSRI's. After looking at my face, he also sid that

> he " had a feeling that it has something to do with the zoloft. "

>

> Afterwards, I looked up zoloft in a PDR and discovered that " skin

> rash " and acne are side effects of the drug. So, I have decided that

> I am going to start weening myself off of the drug very slowly (over

> the next few months) to see if this possibly is the cause of my

> rosacea. Luckily, I only take 50 mg so I don't think that I will

> have a great deal of trouble getting off. I definitely feel that any

> benefit that the drug has had is being offset if in fact it is also

> causing my skin problems (which cause me a great deal of stress and

> anguish).

>

> I definitely am not saying that if you take zoloft you should stop,

> as I know the drug has helped millions of people drastically.

> However, I have made the decision that I want to see if this possibly

> is the cause of my rosacea. Any opinions????????

>

> -Adam

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