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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 34 4
Emotional lability 10 2
Other 4 3
Anxiety 4 0
General health 3 0
disease-related symptoms 2 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
1 13%
None
7 88%

Most commonly reported side effects

Diarrhea
1 13%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 100 mg daily 125 mg daily 140 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily
  4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 18 Number of Patients: 18 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Zoloft (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
3 38% Other: 38%
Did not seem to work
2 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Side effects too severe
2 25% Side effects too severe: 25%
Expense
1 13% Expense: 13%
Doctor's advice
1 13% Doctor's advice: 13%
Course of treatment ended
1 13% Course of treatment ended: 13%

See all 8 patients who’ve stopped taking Zoloft

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Zoloft

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
1
3
6
14

Stopped Taking Zoloft

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
8 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
8 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
6 75%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.