so about 6 months ago i started to see a integrative physician. that basically means he practices both conventional and natural medicine. i love him and never want to go back to a regular doctor! i was wanting help weaning off of zoloft and so he took a myriad of blood tests:
hormone levels, vitamin levels, neurotransmitters, and adrenal glands.
its pretty impressive what they can test! come to find out, i make zero serotonin which helps with depression and anxiety. so good to know and remember its just like diabetes.
anyway, another little tidbit i learned is that 90% of serotonin is made in your intestines! and the best way to help your body work on making serotonin is making sure your intestines are working right. so what to do? well take probiotics of course! also, drinking kefir as much as possible. kefir is a yogurt type drink packed with probiotics. its pretty expensive so i started making it myself! go now and get some!
here is a website that has a good tutorial about how to make it yourself!
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YUMMY. Love smoothies made with kefir! Way to go making your own - wow!
this is very helpful sharona! im on zoloft and it makes me feel nauseated.
um, what did you mean that "it's like diabetes"???
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Good to ween of the Zoloft, it's been known for many unusual side effects including birth defects. Zoloft has been known to cause birth defects such as apraxia from mothers taking this medication. Apraxia is an impairment of the nerves or nervous system that affects a person’s ability to plan, execute and sequence motor movements.
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