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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
Other 1 3
Excess saliva 1 9

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
2 9%
Moderate
2 9%
Mild
8 35%
None
11 48%

Most commonly reported side effects

dry mouth
5 22%
Hangover effect, next day
2 9%
Blood pressure too high
1 4%
headaches at first
1 4%
Weight gain
1 4%
Phlegm
1 4%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  1 tbs. daily 25 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
19 83%
Usually
3 13%
Sometimes
1 4%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 4%
Somewhat
1 4%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
21 91%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
18 78%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.