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Zoloft and long qt
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Zoloft and long qt
by tkellyvt, Sep 23, 2002 12:00AM
Some brief history on myself. 24yr old male, run 15 miles a week, and weights, with sick sinus syndrome & panic disorder. Low resting heart rate of 34-45, but increases with exercise. My EP sees no need for pacemaker anytime soon. I read that zoloft as well as other SSRI drugs have been known to prolong the qt interval, which is a very serious type of arrymthia. Here are my questions. I take zoloft and klonopin for my anxiety.
1. What is can you tell me about zoloft and long qt. Are there safer drugs out there I should take that do not increase the qt interval like paxil or celexa. I worry that since there is a slight tick in my electrical system I'm at greater risk for zoloft effecting me.
2. I also take klonopin, are there any know cardiovascular effects known with this that could cause problems. Is the combo of zoloft and klonopin perfectly safe.
3. Do you think klonopin is a safer drug that zoloft and if so would you recomend I only take that. Forget the addicting properties of klonopin, I'm worried about the what is most dangerous, from a physical standpoint.
Thanks
1. What is can you tell me about zoloft and long qt. Are there safer drugs out there I should take that do not increase the qt interval like paxil or celexa. I worry that since there is a slight tick in my electrical system I'm at greater risk for zoloft effecting me.
2. I also take klonopin, are there any know cardiovascular effects known with this that could cause problems. Is the combo of zoloft and klonopin perfectly safe.
3. Do you think klonopin is a safer drug that zoloft and if so would you recomend I only take that. Forget the addicting properties of klonopin, I'm worried about the what is most dangerous, from a physical standpoint.
Thanks
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