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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 958 249 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Major Depressive Disorder 513 93 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Anxious mood 381 110 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 148 12 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) 133 17 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 1909 patients currently taking Sertraline

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 75
Moderate
 122
Mild
 177
None
 219

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

Dry mouth (xerostomia) 59
Weight gain 58
Loss of sex drive (libido) 56
Fatigue 50
Emotional withdrawal 33
Insomnia 29
See all 178 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 56 Number of Patients: 56 133 Number of Patients: 133 513 Number of Patients: 513 47 Number of Patients: 47 664 Number of Patients: 664 170 Number of Patients: 170 318 Number of Patients: 318 14 Number of Patients: 14 17 Number of Patients: 17  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Sertraline (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 327   Did not seem to work: 42%
Side effects too severe 229   Side effects too severe: 30%
Doctor's advice 200   Doctor's advice: 26%
Other 148   Other: 19%
Course of treatment ended 57   Course of treatment ended: 7%
Expense 36   Expense: 5%
Personal research 31   Personal research: 4%
Change in health plan coverage 27   Change in health plan coverage: 3%
Not indicated 7   Not indicated: 1%

See all 751 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
 462 78%
Usually
 97 16%
Sometimes
 21 4%
Never
 13 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Sertraline

Very
 31 5%
Somewhat
 39 7%
A little
 110 19%
Not at all
 413 70%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Sertraline

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 9 2%
$50-99
 12 3%
$25-49
 30 8%
< $25
 310 86%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.