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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 3 0
Depressed mood 1 1 Efficacy_slight
Other 1 0
Sleep problems 1 0
Psychotic symptoms (anxiety depression fear) 1 0
Excess saliva 1 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 0

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

Weight gain 1
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 1
Dry tongue 1

Reported Dosages

  1 tbs. daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 150 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

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Currently Taking Saroten

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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0
0
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Saroten

Always
 1 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Saroten

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 100%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Saroten

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

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Report created on February 11, 2012.