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Taking Sertraline
950 Patients currently take Sertraline
229 Patients stopped taking Sertraline
Chelena Sex: F Depression: 3 Emotional: 2 Compulsion: 1 Anxiety: 3 Mania: 1 Physical: 2 External Stress: Overwhelming 54 F Function: Low Distress: Moderate See profile Chelena 150 mg daily since Sep 15, 2006
wchristina39 Sex: F Pain: All Fatigue: All Sleep: All Stiffness: All function: Some external_stress: Some Stickman: all Description:F38y FM:<1y Dx See profile wchristina39 Zoloft, 50 mg daily since Aug 26, 2009
eKHLIPSE Sex: M Mouth/throat: none Arms: mild Chest: none Legs: mild See profile eKHLIPSE 75 mg daily since Jun 12, 2004

Sertraline Treatment Report

Brand Names: Zoloft, Sertra, Apo-Sertraline, Lustral, Assert, Xydep, Sertral

What is Sertraline? Sertraline, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant, is used in the treatment of major depression; obsessive-compulsive disorder; panic disorder; post-traumatic stress disorder; premenstrual dysphoric disorder; and social anxiety disorder.

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Jump to:: Reasons taken; Dosages; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons taken

1179 patients in the community are taking or have taken Sertraline.

Top 10 (Show all)

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Depression	426	36%
Treat my mood condition(s)	222	18%
Anxiety	114	9%
Other	58	4%
Emotional lability	28	2%
Bipolar Disorder	16	1%
General health	14	1%
Fatigue	10	<1%
Mood swings	10	<1%
Fibromyalgia	9	<1%
pain,depression,fatigue	8	<1%
Major Depressive Disorder	8	<1%
Panic attacks	7	<1%
Support another treatment	7	<1%
disease-related symptoms	6	<1%
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD	4	<1%
Obsessive compulsive disorder OCD	3	<1%
Insomnia	3	<1%
Pain	2	<1%
Don't know	2	<1%
Depression with anxiety	2	<1%
Depression with suicidal thoughts	2	<1%
Slow my MS progress	2	<1%
anxiety, depression, confusion, falling down	2	<1%
Mood	2	<1%
Anxiety/Depression	1	<1%
severe anxiety	1	<1%
Cognition	1	<1%
Vulvodynia	1	<1%
Assistive communication	1	<1%
Migraines	1	<1%
Migraine Headaches	1	<1%
Brain fog	1	<1%
Anxiety attacks and drepression	1	<1%
Aggression	1	<1%
Treat Parkinson's	1	<1%
Apathy	1	<1%
for pain	1	<1%
for S.A.D.	1	<1%
Memory problems	1	<1%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	1	<1%
Slow my ALS progress	1	<1%
SEROTONIN DEFICIENCY SUSPECTED	1	<1%
Problems concentrating	1	<1%
Impulsive behaviors	1	<1%
muscle pain, legs, tendons, ankles, hands, wrist and lower arms	1	<1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Sertraline.

Top 10 (Show all)

All (Show top 10)

100 mg all the time (24/7)	100mg as needed	25mg as needed	50mg as needed	daily	10 mg daily	12.5 mg daily	20 mg daily	25 mg daily	37.5 mg daily	40 mg daily	50 mg daily	70 mg daily	75 mg daily	100 mg daily	125 mg daily	130 mg daily	140 mg daily	150 mg daily	200 mg daily	225 mg daily	250 mg daily	300 mg daily	400 mg daily	500 mg daily	1300 mg daily	10000 mg daily	25000 mg daily
1	2	1	1	22	3	2	21	61	2	1	253	1	30	310	5	1	1	79	144	1	9	10	1	1	1	1	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Sertraline or how long patients were taking Sertraline before stopping.

Currently Taking Sertraline

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
9	31	40	107	89	208

Stopped Taking Sertraline

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
27	38	31	36	38	59

Why Patients Stopped Taking Sertraline (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work	100	42%
Doctor's advice	70	30%
Side effects too severe	67	28%
Other	47	20%
Course of treatment ended	21	9%
Expense	13	5%
Personal research	12	5%
Not indicated	1	0%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 190 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	20%	11
Moderate	37%	20
Slight	22%	12
None	13%	7
Can't tell	7%	4

Treat my mood condition(s)

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	14%	26
Moderate	18%	34
Mild	31%	59
None	37%	71

Top reported side-effects include: loss of sex drive, dry mouth, Fatigue

Summary results are based on 190 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 190)

cupatea

Sex: F

Pain: All

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: None

external_stress: Most

Stickman: all

Description:F36y

FM:1y Dx

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by cupatea
Dec 10, 2008

EfficacyMajor
Side-effectsModerate

Depression

Advice/Tips: Take them while you need them. Do not go off cold turkey. They are my happy pills. Have taken them before and realize when I need to go on them.

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1 helpful mark

gbabies6

Sex: F

Pain: Some

Fatigue: Some

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: Most

external_stress: Little

Stickman: most

Description:F46y

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by gbabies6
Jan 14, 2009

EfficacySlight
Side-effectsNone

Support another treatment

Advice/Tips: dont give up on treatment for at least a month even if you think you are going crazy it will level out & you will be fine. DO NOT STOP COLD TURKEY TALK TO YOUR DR

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1 helpful mark

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Report created on November 07, 2009.

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