135 patient evaluations for Sertraline

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Jun 28, 2012 (Started Apr 12, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Helped with NEADS
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 22, 2012 (Started May 15, 1999)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for obsessive-compulsive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for panic disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for post-traumatic stress disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for major depressive disorder)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (liver disease)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: If Sertraline is the right medication for your problem, it works like a charm. Easiest to take before sleep for me.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 17, 2012 (Started Jun 02, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for panic disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for phobic disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for major depressive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for obsessive-compulsive disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Apr 1, 2012 (Started Jun 02, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for panic disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for phobic disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for major depressive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for obsessive-compulsive disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 13, 2012 (Started Jan 16, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 7, 2012 (Started Feb 08, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (weight gain, teeth grinding (bruxism))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Increased dosage in combo with anti seizure meds seemed to increase effects
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 15, 2002 (Started Jun 15, 1996)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for major depressive disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 7, 2010 (Started Dec 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (difficulty falling asleep, delusions, paranoia, hallucinations)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 12.5 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

May 5, 2012 (Started Apr 20, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I fell on May 1st and I did not cry after only a few days of taking the medication. There is no doubt I would have cried, now I have the control. Many other times in the past week that I would have cried uncontrollably, but now I cry when it is truly appropriate and desired.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Apr 23, 2012 (Started Apr 20, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (nausea)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 27, 2012 (Started Jul 01, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (fatigue)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: This drug seems to become less effective over time. I've gradually had to increase my dose from the original 50mg/day to 200mg/day. Also, I've self-adjusted the dosage seasonally with doctor supervision. I decrease the dose in May and increase the dose in November.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 1, 2004 (Started Jul 01, 2004)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for major depressive disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks
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