Tag archives for Zoloft

Sertraline Hydrochlonde

Posted By Kelly On Saturday, December 25th 2010   under:  Zoloft (Sertraline)   Tags: , , , ,    
Drug Approvals (British Approved Name Modified, US Adopted Name, rINN) International Nonproprietary Names (INNs) in main languages (French, Latin, and Spanish): Synonyms: CP-51974-01; CP-51974-1; Sertralina, hidrocloruro de BAN: Sertraline Hydrochloride USAN: Sertraline Hydrochloride INN: Sertraline Hydrochloride INN: Hidrocloruro de sertralina INN: Sertraline, Chlorhydrate de INN: Sertralini Hydrochloridum INN: Сертралина Гидрохлорид Chemical name: (1S,4S)-4-(3,4-Dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthyl(methyl)amine hydrochloride Molecular formula: C17H17Cl2N,HCl =342.7 CAS: 79617-96-2 (sertraline); 79559-97-0 (sertraline hydrochloride) ATC code: N06AB06 Note. The following terms have been used as ... Read More

SSRIs in anxious depression: Sertraline

Posted By Kelly On Saturday, October 9th 2010   under:  SSRIs   Tags: ,    
Carrasco and colleagues (1997) treated 36 patients with mixed anxiety-depression (ICD-10) with sertraline (Zoloft) in an open trial. Concomitant benzodiazepines were not allowed during the study. Twenty-seven patients (75%) were rated as marked or moderate responders by the end of the 8-week study period. A meta-analysis compared the efficacy of sertraline (Zoloft) (N = 218), amitriptyline (N = 214), and placebo (N = 214) in two outpatient studies. The results showed ... Read More

SSRIs in anxious depression

Posted By Kelly On Friday, October 1st 2010   under:  SSRIs   Tags: , , , , ,    
Most patients suffering from major depression have anxiety symptoms as well as depressive symptoms and these commonly occurring anxiety symptoms are normally regarded as part of the depressive disorder. The presence of anxiety symptoms does not lead necessarily to a separate diagnosis of an anxiety disorder and indeed widely used depression rating scales include a large number of items devoted to anxiety symptoms, which contribute to the assessment of overall ... Read More

Depression and Anxiety

Posted By Kelly On Saturday, July 17th 2010   under:  Question - Answer   Tags: , , ,    
Question. I have been taking 0.1 mg of Synthroid and 200 mg Serzone daily for a little over six months. This seems to have improved my depression and anxiety significantly, however I feel heavily sedated all the time. My physician believes my current dosage of Synthroid is appropriate. If I reduce the Serzone, I feel my depression and anxiety returning. If I were your patient, would you change my antidepressant ... Read More

Augmenting Depression

Posted By Kelly On Tuesday, May 11th 2010   under:  Question - Answer   Tags: , , ,    
Question. I am veteran of SSRI poop-out. After more than four successful years on Zoloft, it stopped working. When tyrosine was added, it was effective for another nine months. My doctor and I then tried various strategies that didn't work, usually because of my hypersensitivity to side effects. Wellbutrin made me jittery even at low doses and caused insomnia. Desipramine made me so jumpy, dumb and uncomfortable that I couldn't ... Read More

Effects of Some Antidepressants Depressing

Posted By Kelly On Tuesday, April 27th 2010   under:  Research Digest   Tags: ,    
Sexual dysfunction associated with antidepressants may be more prevalent than previously believed, according to researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. The American Psychiatric Association reports that depression, a serious mental health problem affecting more than 17 million Americans, is a highly treatable condition. Unfortunately, many of the medications used to provide relief from symptoms are linked to orgasm dysfunction (the absence or delay of orgasm). This study, published in ... Read More

Depression Takes Heavy Toll on Diabetics

Posted By Kelly On Wednesday, April 21st 2010   under:  Research Digest   Tags: , , ,    
Recent studies indicate that depression precedes Type II diabetes in 90 percent of people with both illnesses. What does that really mean to you? Researchers from the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center conducted a study of 10,000 people, 5,000 with Type II diabetes and 5,000 without it. The two groups were similar in other ways such as age and gender. The team hoped to answer three questions: · Are diabetics more ... Read More

Suicide Attempt

Posted By Kelly On Saturday, April 17th 2010   under:  Question - Answer   Tags: , , , , ,    
Question. Last month I attempted suicide. I still feel that my family would be better off without me, that there is no future for me, that there is no light at the end of the tunnel, and I'm utterly exhausted. There is no more fight within me. I am currently on Zoloft and Valium. I have taken Prozac, Elavil, Pamelor and Doxipan. I am also in outpatient counseling, which helps ... Read More

Is 5-HTP Safe?

Posted By Kelly On Sunday, March 28th 2010   under:  Question - Answer   Tags: , ,    
Question. Prime Time Live recently aired a story on treatment of depression, obesity and insomnia with 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP). Is 5-HTP effective and safe? Answer. Well, the media are often ahead of the scientists on these things, but I must say I am very skeptical about the 5-HTP story (although I did not see the Prime Time piece). By the way, 5-HTP is the precursor chemical for serotonin, which as you probably ... Read More

No Panic in Panic Attack Treatment

Posted By Kelly On Friday, January 29th 2010   under:  Disorders   Tags: , , ,    
Success shown with drugs and psychotherapy People plagued by panic attacks need not fear one thing: Treatment works. Panic disorders respond well to psychotherapy, drug treatment and a combination of the two, according to one of the largest studies of the condition. Panic disorder affects several million Americans, crippling them with recurrent bouts of profound anxiety and physical symptoms that can include chest pain and pounding, as well as rapid heartbeats and shortness ... Read More
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