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What Causes Severe Weight Loss And Pain Under The Chest While On Zoloft?

My 31 year old daughter's weight has plummeted from 130 lbs at 5 ft 4 in. to a dangerously low 97 lbs. She says that it is anorexia, but she has severe pain just below the breast-bone in the middle / just above her Stomach area. She is on Zoloft prescribed by a doctor for nerves but one of the side affects is a decreased appetite. The doctor that prescribed the medication shes her once a month via a TV screen and spends only about 10 min with her. Her completion is horrible and her hair is falling out. She is angry and combative losing friends and family. Please help, she is an aspiring actress and her agent has dropped her saying she looks terrible and questions whether she is on drugs, she is not.
Fri, 31 Mar 2017
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Hello thanks for asking from HEALTH CARE MAGIC

I can understand your concern. Zoloft is Sertraline and is a SSRI drug. The drug helps in gaining weight in patients of depression so is not cause of weight loss or pain under chest.

She is an aspiring actress and she might be suffering from Anorexia Nervosa. This should be ruled out by a psychiatrist. Please visit a psychiatrist and take proper opinion.

Increasing the dose of Zoloft should help in her symptoms.

Thanks. Take care
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What Causes Severe Weight Loss And Pain Under The Chest While On Zoloft?

Hello thanks for asking from HEALTH CARE MAGIC I can understand your concern. Zoloft is Sertraline and is a SSRI drug. The drug helps in gaining weight in patients of depression so is not cause of weight loss or pain under chest. She is an aspiring actress and she might be suffering from Anorexia Nervosa. This should be ruled out by a psychiatrist. Please visit a psychiatrist and take proper opinion. Increasing the dose of Zoloft should help in her symptoms. Thanks. Take care