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Taking Sertraline
240 Patients currently take Sertraline
48 Patients stopped taking Sertraline
1ofTheGirls
Sensation: mild
Overall: mild
Cognition: mild
Vision: mild
Speech: mild
Swallowing: mild
Upper limb: mild
Walking: mild
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1ofTheGirls
Zoloft, 50 mg daily since Mar 28, 2008
reh303
Depression: 2
Emotional: 2
Compulsion: 0
Anxiety: 1
Mania: 0
Physical: 1
External Stress: Moderate
20 M
Function: Moderate
Distress: Low
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reh303
Zoloft, 50 mg daily since Jan 10, 2006
Nanner
Mouth/throat: moderate
Arms: severe
Chest: moderate
Legs: moderate
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Nanner
Zoloft, 100 mg daily since Apr 01, 2001

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Brand Names: Zoloft

Sertraline is an SSRI-type antidepressant drug, used in the treatment of low mood and emotional lability. Brand names include Atenix, Zoloft, Sertralin, Lustral, Apo-Sertral, Asentra, Gladem, Serlift, Stimuloton, Xydep, Serlain, and Concorz. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Sertraline

Depression
Depression: 100% 88
slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 78% 69
Other
Other: 40% 35
Anxiety
Anxiety: 17% 15
Not indicated
Not indicated: 12% 11
Emotional lability
Emotional lability: 10% 9
General health
General health: 8% 7
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 3% 3
Fatigue
Fatigue: 2% 2
Mood swings
Mood swings: 2% 2
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence): 1% 1
Insomnia
Insomnia: 1% 1
Memory problems
Memory problems: 1% 1

Patient Dosages

2 mg daily 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 66 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 125 mg daily 150 mg daily 175 mg daily 200 mg daily 250 mg daily 300 mg daily N/A
1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 14 Number of Patients: 14 83 Number of Patients: 83 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 92 Number of Patients: 92 3 Number of Patients: 3 30 Number of Patients: 30 1 Number of Patients: 1 30 Number of Patients: 30 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 19 Number of Patients: 19  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Sertraline

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
2
24
20
20
39
102

Why Patients Stopped Taking Sertraline (multiple reasons could be selected)

Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 100% 21
Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 86% 18
Other
Other: 67% 14
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 57% 12
Expense
Expense: 10% 2
Personal research
Personal research: 10% 2
Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 10% 2
Not indicated
Not indicated: 10% 2

How Long Patients Took Sertraline Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
8
7
7
9
3
13

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Sertraline Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 62% 8
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 100% 13
2 stars2 stars
2: 38% 5
1 star
1: 38% 5


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