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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 Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Depression 29 3
Anxiety 14 2
Other 4 1
Insomnia 3 0
Support another treatment 2 0
Assistive communication 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 14%
Moderate
1 14%
Mild
2 29%
None
3 43%

Most commonly reported side effects

Fatigue
3 43%
Loss of sex drive (libido)
2 29%
dry mouth
1 14%
Weight gain
1 14%
Insomnia
1 14%
makes me goofy
1 14%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  20 mg daily 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 130 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 15 Number of Patients: 15 2 Number of Patients: 2 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Sertraline (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
6 38% Did not seem to work: 38%
Doctor's advice
5 31% Doctor's advice: 31%
Side effects too severe
4 25% Side effects too severe: 25%
Other
2 13% Other: 13%
Course of treatment ended
1 6% Course of treatment ended: 6%

See all 16 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
2
1
0
9
4
17

Stopped Taking Sertraline

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
5
1
3
3
3

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
5 71%
Usually
2 29%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 14%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 14%
Not at all
5 71%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 14%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
3 43%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.