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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.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Depression 489 93
Treat my mood condition(s) 237 54
Anxiety 158 39
Other 63 18
Emotional lability 30 5
Bipolar Disorder 23 3

See all 969 patients currently taking Sertraline


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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
27 14%
Moderate
37 19%
Mild
60 30%
None
73 37%

Most commonly reported side effects

Loss of sex drive (libido)
54 27%
Fatigue
42 21%
dry mouth
42 21%
Weight gain
36 18%
Emotional withdrawal
32 16%
Migraine Headaches
18 9%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Sertraline. See all 29 dosages

  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 62.5 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 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 22 Number of Patients: 22 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 23 Number of Patients: 23 61 Number of Patients: 61 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 255 Number of Patients: 255 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 30 Number of Patients: 30 321 Number of Patients: 321 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 79 Number of Patients: 79 149 Number of Patients: 149 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Sertraline (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
102 41% Did not seem to work: 41%
Doctor's advice
73 29% Doctor's advice: 29%
Side effects too severe
66 27% Side effects too severe: 27%
Other
49 20% Other: 20%
Course of treatment ended
22 9% Course of treatment ended: 9%
Expense
14 6% Expense: 6%
Personal research
11 4% Personal research: 4%
Not indicated
2 1% Not indicated: 1%

See all 241 patients who’ve stopped taking Sertraline

Currently Taking Sertraline

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
10
33
37
96
93
214

Stopped Taking Sertraline

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
31
39
31
39
39
62

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
160 81%
Usually
29 15%
Sometimes
7 4%
Never
1 1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
19 10%
Somewhat
18 9%
A little
33 17%
Not at all
127 64%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
4 2%
$50-99
8 4%
$25-49
11 6%
< $25
99 50%

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Report created on November 20, 2009.