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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 915 235 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Major Depressive Disorder 390 69 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Anxious mood 346 99 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 109 10 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) 103 12 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 1790 patients currently taking Sertraline

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 64
Moderate
 114
Mild
 161
None
 204

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

Loss of sex drive (libido) 55
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 55
Weight gain 52
Fatigue 48
Emotional withdrawal 33
Insomnia 27
See all 156 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 53 Number of Patients: 53 125 Number of Patients: 125 477 Number of Patients: 477 45 Number of Patients: 45 612 Number of Patients: 612 164 Number of Patients: 164 302 Number of Patients: 302 13 Number of Patients: 13 15 Number of Patients: 15  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Sertraline (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 281   Did not seem to work: 42%
Side effects too severe 195   Side effects too severe: 29%
Doctor's advice 179   Doctor's advice: 27%
Other 134   Other: 20%
Course of treatment ended 50   Course of treatment ended: 7%
Expense 31   Expense: 5%
Personal research 29   Personal research: 4%
Change in health plan coverage 24   Change in health plan coverage: 4%
Not indicated 6   Not indicated: 1%

See all 655 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
 424 78%
Usually
 91 17%
Sometimes
 18 3%
Never
 10 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Sertraline

Very
 28 5%
Somewhat
 38 7%
A little
 100 18%
Not at all
 377 69%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Sertraline

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 9 3%
$50-99
 11 3%
$25-49
 29 9%
< $25
 287 85%

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Report created on February 12, 2012.