135 patient evaluations for Sertraline

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Dec 23, 2008 (Started Dec 22, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for obsessive-compulsive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for major depressive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (dry mouth)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Side effects: dry mouth
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 11, 2008 (Started May 12, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (weight gain, decreased sex drive (libido))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I would suggest taking this drug at night before retiring. I retain the same benifits from the prescription with lessened dizziness over taking it in the morning.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: decreased sex drive (libido), weight gain
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 10, 2008 (Started Jun 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (decreased sex drive (libido), emotional withdrawal)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Advice & Tips: Take them while you need them. Do not go off cold turkey. They are my happy pills. Have taken them before and realize when I need to go on them.
Side effects: decreased sex drive (libido), emotional withdrawal
  • 2 helpful marks

Dec 5, 2008 (Started Dec 05, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (dry mouth, loopy feeling)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: it seems to work
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: dry mouth, loopy feeling
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 25, 2008 (Started Oct 01, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (fatigue, decreased sex drive (libido), shivering)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Side effects: decreased sex drive (libido), shivering, fatigue
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 24, 2008 (Started Jan 17, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (weight gain, anger and irritability between doses, decreased sex drive (libido))
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Cost: $100-199 monthly
Side effects: decreased sex drive (libido), weight gain, anger and irritability between doses
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 7, 2008 (Started Sep 04, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for emotional lability)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (diarrhea)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: It seems to help quite well, i still cry but nothing like i use too. maybe 75% better
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: diarrhea
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 1, 2008 (Started Oct 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (decreased sex drive (libido), weight gain, dry mouth)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Side effects: decreased sex drive (libido), weight gain, dry mouth, weight gain, dry mouth
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 29, 2008 (Started Mar 17, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 22, 2008 (Started May 19, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (weight gain, decreased sex drive (libido))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: The longer I am on this medication, it seems that more of my sex drive is coming back. When I was on this before the same thing happened. I am wondering how much is due to the ms vs. the zoloft. I also worry about weight gain associated with this med, but most anti-depressants have that side effect. The loss of sex drive was much worse (NO sex drive what-so-ever) when I tried lexapro.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: decreased sex drive (libido), weight gain
  • 1 helpful mark
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