Does Zoloft cause nutrient deficiencies?
It’s a great question and is actually addressed in the Drug-Induced Nutrient Depletion Handbook.
The basic idea is that your body has to metabolize any sort of medication and some of the medications that we take in an on-going fashion essentially have the opportunity to deplete us of certain nutrients if we do not get enough of that nutrient in our diet.
In the 2001 edition of the book there is no research that indicates that Zoloft causes deficiencies. I did a quick literature search as well and found nothing additional. If you have seen a scientific study on the question, please add it to the comments below.
Read more on vitamins for depression and magnesium and depression. See the short YouTube video on vitamins for depression.
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Recently I read a book about iodine by Dr. David Brownstein. I also watched some of his lectures. In his lectures he has a whole list of things that deplete iodine, but I can’t remember if Zoloft was on the list. Here is the link for his lectures:
http://www.vitamincfoundation.org/videos/
Here’s the link to his books. Definitely worth reading!
https://www.drbrownstein.com/bookstore.php