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What is Saroten?

Saroten is an international brand name for amitriptyline. It is a tricyclic antidepressant approved for the treatment of depression. Off label amitripyline is used for certain chronic and neuropathic (nerve) pain and for prevention of migraine headaches.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Pain 2 35
Depression 1 21
Other 1 26
psychotic symptoms mostly, anxiety depression a whole tons of fear 1 0
Excess saliva 1 9

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
24 15%
Moderate
36 22%
Mild
48 30%
None
53 33%

Most commonly reported side effects

dry mouth
50 31%
Weight gain
34 21%
Makes me groggy during the day
33 20%
Hangover effect, next day
26 16%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)
24 15%
quick changes of mood
13 8%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  1 tbs. daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 150 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Saroten

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
130 81%
Usually
22 14%
Sometimes
6 4%
Never
3 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
19 12%
Somewhat
13 8%
A little
19 12%
Not at all
110 68%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
2 1%
$50-99
2 1%
$25-49
1 1%
< $25
101 63%

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Report created on November 22, 2009.