WEAKNESS and fatigue are common symptoms of anti-depressant drugs used for the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders. There is also some speculation over the effects of the SSRI category of anti-depressant drugs on the bone, especially in elderly patients. Therefore, a case exists for patients taking SSRI drugs to take mineral supplements, such as calcium, zinc, and magnesium, as well. What are the issues involved in such a situation? (Note: SSRI is abbreviation for Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor, a class of drugs that acts on serotonin, the mood-influencing neurotransmitter in the brain. Well-known SSRI brands are Lexapro, Celexa, Zoloft, Paxil, Effexor among others).
Usually, treatment with an SSRI drug does not start with a nutritional supplement. Its need arisesif and when and weakness and fatigue increases. The best way to cope with this is to try to give your body all its nutritional requirements through food itself. Green vegetables, banana, beet root, etc are some of the foods rich in minerals and vitamins. However, to depend on food for complete nutrition requires the skills of a professional dietician, and this is often difficult to obtain when one is being treated at home. Only in such a situation should the patient look at supplements. In this report, we shall consider only mineral supplements.
Vitamins You Should Take Daily
If you have to take mineral supplements, go for a vegetarian formula. Vegetarian formula is based on natural products and there is nothing synthetic about them. Yet, be careful about the following:
Calcium: Don't exceed a daily dosage of 1,000mg. Magnesium: Don't exceed a daily dosage of 400mg. Zinc: Don't exceed a daily dosage of 15mg.
To conclude, it is advisable to start taking the minerals supplements in small amounts - as small as a sixth of the above-stated dosages - and gradually increase it depending on how the effects are. This precaution s necessary because the why's and how's of SSRI side-effects are not fully understood and they are indeed quite erratic and idiosyncratic. Therefore, it is a good idea for calibrating optimum dosage on a patient-to-patient basis.
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