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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Depressed mood 954 246 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Major Depressive Disorder 507 91 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Anxious mood 379 109 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 242 73 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Panic Disorder 147 12 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) 133 17 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 1902 patients currently taking Sertraline

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 74
Moderate
 121
Mild
 176
None
 218

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Sertraline

Dry mouth (xerostomia) 59
Weight gain 57
Loss of sex drive (libido) 56
Fatigue 50
Emotional withdrawal 33
Insomnia 29
See all 175 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Sertraline. See all 36 dosages ►

  daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 250 mg daily 300 mg daily
  20 Number of Patients: 20 56 Number of Patients: 56 132 Number of Patients: 132 512 Number of Patients: 512 47 Number of Patients: 47 662 Number of Patients: 662 170 Number of Patients: 170 315 Number of Patients: 315 14 Number of Patients: 14 16 Number of Patients: 16  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Sertraline (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 327   Did not seem to work: 42%
Side effects too severe 227   Side effects too severe: 29%
Doctor's advice 200   Doctor's advice: 26%
Other 148   Other: 19%
Course of treatment ended 56   Course of treatment ended: 7%
Expense 36   Expense: 5%
Personal research 31   Personal research: 4%
Change in health plan coverage 27   Change in health plan coverage: 3%
Not indicated 7   Not indicated: 1%

See all 749 patients who’ve stopped taking Sertraline

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Sertraline

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

Stopped Taking Sertraline

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Sertraline

Always
 459 78%
Usually
 96 16%
Sometimes
 21 4%
Never
 13 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Sertraline

Very
 31 5%
Somewhat
 39 7%
A little
 108 18%
Not at all
 411 70%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Sertraline

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 9 2%
$50-99
 12 3%
$25-49
 30 8%
< $25
 309 86%

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Report created on May 25, 2012.