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What is Zoloft?

Zoloft is a brand name for sertraline, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant. It 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 18 1
Anxiety 7 1
Other 3 1
Insomnia 2 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

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

Most commonly reported side effects

Fatigue
3 75%
makes me goofy
1 25%
dry mouth
1 25%
Weight gain
1 25%
Insomnia
1 25%
Loss of sex drive (libido)
1 25%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  20 mg daily 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 11 Number of Patients: 11 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Zoloft (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
4 67% Doctor's advice: 67%
Side effects too severe
2 33% Side effects too severe: 33%
Did not seem to work
1 17% Did not seem to work: 17%
Other
1 17% Other: 17%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped taking Zoloft

Currently Taking Zoloft

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
0
0
6
2
11

Stopped Taking Zoloft

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

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

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 25%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
3 75%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.