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Zoloft - Sertraline - Dosage - Side Effects - Interactions - Warnings

Zoloft (sertraline) drug information, dosage, side effects, drug interactions, and warnings. Zoloft, generic drug name sertraline hydrochloride, is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressant used to treat depression and other conditions. Zoloft (sertraline) is also used to relieve symptoms of fibromyalgia.
Patient Education: Zoloft / Sertraline Tablets
Patient education for Zoloft / sertraline tablets. Zoloft is an antidepressant. Zoloft helps to improve a depressed person's mood. Sertraline can also help people with an obsessive compulsive disorder, panic attacks, post-trauma stress, or social anxiety. Sertraline may also be prescribed for other purposes, like premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a severe type of premenstrual syndrome.
Drug Monograph: Zoloft / Sertraline
Sertraline is an oral antidepressant drug of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) type. It is similar to citalopram, fluoxetine, and paroxetine. Sertraline does not significantly affect the reuptake of norepinephrine as do many tricyclic antidepressants.
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Product photographs of Zoloft / sertraline products.
Patient Education: Zoloft / Sertraline Oral Solution
Patient education for Zoloft / sertraline oral solution.
Fibromyalgia Medication Options - How Is Fibromyalgia Treated?
There are a few FDA-approved medications for fibromyalgia and more are in development. Drug treatment options include medications that ease symptoms, relieve pain, promote sleep, or fight fatigue.
Do Antidepressants Help Chronic Pain Patients?
Antidepressants are sometimes prescribed for patients with chronic pain, such as arthritis and fibromyalgia. When is it appropriate to prescribe one of the antidepressants for an arthritis or fibromyalgia patient?
Fibromyalgia Screening Quiz
Fibromyalgia is difficult to diagnose. Combinations of symptoms can occur which overlap with other autoimmune diseases. There are symptoms which are considered "defining" of fibromyalgia. There are also symptoms considered "non-defining" but they often occur as part of fibromyalgia syndrome.
10 Things You Should Know About Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is an arthritis-related syndrome which can be difficult to diagnose. There are important facts you should know about fibromyalgia.
Fibromyalgia - Test Your Knowledge
Fibromyalgia is often regarded as a medical enigma. Symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome can overlap with other conditions making it difficult to diagnose. How much do you know about fibromyalgia?
Fibromyalgia 101 - Free Newsletter E-Course
Fibromyalgia is a condition characterized by body aches, pain, sleeping problems, extreme fatigue, depression and anxiety, in combination with tenderness of specific areas (muscles and tender points) on the body. Learn more about fibromyalgia by signing up for our free newsletter e-course.
Patient Information: Zoloft / Sertraline
Patient information and medication guide for Zoloft (sertraline). Zoloft is well tolerated and effective for the treatment of depression and certain anxiety conditions, from Pfizer.
FDA Patient Information: Zoloft / Sertraline Hydrochloride
Zoloft, generic drug name sertraline hydrochloride, is in a class of medicines called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), from FDA/Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.
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