135 patient evaluations for Sertraline

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Sep 29, 2016 (Started Jul 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for autism spectrum disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for insomnia)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for panic attacks)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for post-traumatic stress disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily

Aug 6, 2014 (Started Jul 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for panic attacks)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for autism spectrum disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for insomnia)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for post-traumatic stress disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: can't sleep without it

Jul 1, 2008 (Started Jul 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for insomnia)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for autism spectrum disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for post-traumatic stress disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: works for me
  • 2 helpful marks

Aug 21, 2016 (Started Sep 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for generalized anxiety disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for major depressive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for panic disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: A long time friend as far as meds go. It has been my major depression med for many years. I feel very comfortable with it, but have experienced what I best describe as breakthrough depression for the last 4 to 5 years and have taken it with adjunct meds, i.e. Abilify and currently Seroquel XR.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 1, 2016 (Started Jun 14, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for mild depression)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (serotonin syndrome)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I took it in liquid syrup form to avoid the Titanium Dioxide. I find taking liquid is messy and laborious.
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 25, 2016 (Started Sep 15, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for atypical depressive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for major depressive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia))
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for post-traumatic stress disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (weight gain)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2 tablet(s) Daily
Advice & Tips: I take this along with Wellbutrin.  Neither of them worked alone but taking the latter in the morning and the former at night along with the lorazepam did the trick.  As for dysthymia and PSTD I think psychotherapy is best for those. Since taking this combination and many years of therapy my life has changed for the better radically.  I've been on this combination since 2008 I think... It helped to stabilize me enough to stick out years of very difficult therapy.  I had quit therapy after 6 years because I was so despondent and suicidal but a combination of going to Menninger Clinic in Houston, Texas, getting my meds straight and finding a better therapist who actually understood how to treat  PTSD and deal with a severely decompensated human being who was barely civil most of the time for the first two years was some kind of miracle.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: weight gain
  • 0 helpful marks

May 9, 2016 (Started Aug 10, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for avoidant personality disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for borderline personality disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for excessive sleeping (hypersomnia))
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for generalized anxiety disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for irritability)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for major depressive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for problems getting along with others)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for self injury or harm)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for social anxiety disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for suicidal thoughts or urges)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for feelings of hopelessness)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Did you experience any unexpected positive effects from taking this medication? YES! Pain from menstrual cramping is heavily reduced while I'm taking this! My pain was awful on Wellbutrin XL.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Mar 27, 2016 (Started Aug 10, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for avoidant personality disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for borderline personality disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for excessive sleeping (hypersomnia))
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for generalized anxiety disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for irritability)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for major depressive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for problems getting along with others)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for self injury or harm)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for social anxiety disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for suicidal thoughts or urges)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (nausea, apathy)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Weekly
Cost: < $25 monthly

Mar 21, 2016 (Started Aug 10, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for avoidant personality disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for borderline personality disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for excessive sleeping (hypersomnia))
  • Effectiveness
    None (for generalized anxiety disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for irritability)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for major depressive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for problems getting along with others)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for self injury or harm)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for social anxiety disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for suicidal thoughts or urges)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (nausea, apathy)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Jan 4, 2016 (Started Aug 10, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for generalized anxiety disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for major depressive disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (nausea)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Nov 6, 2015 (Started Aug 10, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for generalized anxiety disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for major depressive disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 4, 2014 (Started Aug 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Support mental / emotional health)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Support social interaction)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 1, 2013 (Started Dec 01, 2007)

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

Dec 12, 2015 (Started Oct 15, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for obsessive-compulsive disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (decreased sex drive (libido))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 9, 2015 (Started Apr 05, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 25, 2015 (Started Jan 01, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for generalized anxiety disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: works great
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 1 helpful mark
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