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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 Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
Depression 15 3
Other 3 1
Panic attacks 1 0
General health 1 0
Anxiety 1 0
Neuro/Transponder Function 1 0

See all 26 patients currently taking Sertraline

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 25%
Moderate
1 25%
Mild
0 0%
None
2 50%

Most commonly reported side effects

Emotional withdrawal
2 67%
Loss of sex drive (libido)
1 33%
Weight gain
1 33%
dry mouth
1 33%
Increased appetite
1 33%
Anxiety attacks
1 33%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  daily 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 225 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Sertraline (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
3 75% Other: 75%
Personal research
1 25% Personal research: 25%
Side effects too severe
1 25% Side effects too severe: 25%
Course of treatment ended
1 25% Course of treatment ended: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Sertraline

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Sertraline

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

Stopped Taking Sertraline

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 75%
Usually
1 25%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 25%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
3 75%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

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

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Report created on March 11, 2010.