Re: Welcome, Zoloft, Carnitor

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This is SO helpful to hear what other people take and their responses to the

different things. S.

Re: Welcome, Zoloft, Carnitor

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>Thanks for the warm welcome.....

>The Zoloft teens I mentioned are mostly 13-16 year old boys with long

>histories of a need for meds (due to personality problems, any form of

> " hyperactivity/short attention span " , learning disabilities, etc.) who

>have also managed to have contact with the juvenile justice system.

>Please temper the rest of this with the fact that mito or not, everybody

>metabolizes differently and the effects of many of these meds depend on

>how they are metabolized in each individual.

>With that said, the kids will tell you that Zoloft does nothing for

>them; the parents will tell you it does. Some of these kids seem to do

>well with combos. One in particular (that I know well) is on Zoloft and

>Tegretol. He definitely benefits from that combo. I am not personally

>aware of any of this group of kids who have had a problem similar to

>Amy's.

>I have taken Carnitor for years now, but have occcasionally had to stop

>it for as much as a week+ because of surgery, etc. I also take CoQ,

>which has also been stopped at times, but less often. When I restart

>the Carnitor, I feel (and of course it is subjective) that it does

>indeed make a significant difference. I am not sure about the CoQ.

>Best wishes to all...Merril

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for the warm welcome.....

The Zoloft teens I mentioned are mostly 13-16 year old boys with long

histories of a need for meds (due to personality problems, any form of

" hyperactivity/short attention span " , learning disabilities, etc.) who

have also managed to have contact with the juvenile justice system.

Please temper the rest of this with the fact that mito or not, everybody

metabolizes differently and the effects of many of these meds depend on

how they are metabolized in each individual.

With that said, the kids will tell you that Zoloft does nothing for

them; the parents will tell you it does. Some of these kids seem to do

well with combos. One in particular (that I know well) is on Zoloft and

Tegretol. He definitely benefits from that combo. I am not personally

aware of any of this group of kids who have had a problem similar to

Amy's.

I have taken Carnitor for years now, but have occcasionally had to stop

it for as much as a week+ because of surgery, etc. I also take CoQ,

which has also been stopped at times, but less often. When I restart

the Carnitor, I feel (and of course it is subjective) that it does

indeed make a significant difference. I am not sure about the CoQ.

Best wishes to all...Merril