does zoloft increase pac s /pvc s

[aylish28]

i recently read that zoloft can in crease a certain chemical in the blood  by 40% that can affect heart electrical function --that doesnt sound great when i already had about 65 pac/pvc a day   but in last 2 weeks since switching from celexa to zoloft 100 mg a day i am feeling what i think are runs of pvc  s   any relation??

[aylish28]

hmmmmmmmmmm  interesting---sometimes i think although i have been on antidepressants for anxiety for years that i need a med holiday and see if i dont actually do better....it annoys me that doctors  dont think before prescribeing esp knowing the pvc s cause 99 %  of my anxiety!!!was also just started on metaprolol at 25 mg a day in 2 1/2 tabs   but really dont know if I Need it or not,,,,,,if the pvc s are har,less to begin with----just dont know what to do----i did make an appt with an actual cardiologist it is on the 6 th i think--the doc that read all my recent ecg s and holters was an internist that specializes in cardiologist,,and he was not freindly and unclear and left me anxious

[rmontgom21740]

Hello,

I think I can help you with this one because I have first hand experience.  I took Zoloft starting at 25 and then 50MG. to help me relax becuase I was having maybe 50pvc/pac's a day.  Well, the higher dose I took... the more I had.  I got to 100mg of Zoloft and had over 40,000 PVC's a day.  I was so freaked out that I could not even get out of bed.  I went off the Zoloft and the PVCs were reduced back to about 50 a day.  About 60  days ago I started Lexapro and I have NOT noticed an increase of pac/pvc's.  I also started 12.5 mgs of a beta blocker.  I still have a few flutters a day but NOTHING like when I was on Zoloft.  Hope that helps you.

Rich

[CFS56]

My PCP said celexa and lexapro were less likely to cause an increase in PVCs than most other antidepressants.  I never took them so I can't say for sure.