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Currently on 100mg zoloft and 100mg lyrica to help with my anxiety, been on them for 3 months and feel much better but considering going up a dose with zoloft. have read that zoloft causes heart problems now i am concerned and considering stopping?
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Be careful what you read, especially on the internet. While it’s true that Zoloft, along with most antidepressants, can cause cardiac problems, the risk is less than 1%, which is another way of saying that 99% of the time it’s not a problem.
Answered 12/19/2021
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