Zoloft - Sertraline HCl Tablets
Uses of Zoloft
Zoloft is used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive
disorder (OCD), panic disorder, post traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD), and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD; a severe form
of premenstrual syndrome).
Contraindications
Do not take Zoloft if you are allergic to any ingredient
in Zoloft; you are currently taking a monoamine oxidase (MAO)
inhibitor; you are taking pimozide
How To Use Zoloft
How much medicine you take and how often you take it
depends on many factors, including the condition being treated
and the age and weight of the patient. If you have any questions
about the amount and/or frequency of the medicine you are taking,
talk with your health care provider. Carefully read the patient
leaflet provided with Zoloft and reread it each time you get this
prescription refilled. Take Zoloft exactly as prescribed by your
health care provider. This medication should be taken once daily.
Zoloft may cause dizziness, drowsiness, or changes in vision.
Use caution while driving or performing other tasks requiring
alertness, coordination, or physical dexterity. Avoid drinking
alcohol while taking Zoloft. Do not take Zoloft if you are currently
taking or have taken an MAO inhibitor within the last 2 weeks.
If you are uncertain whether your other medications contain an
MAO inhibitor, check with your health care provider. Do not start
taking an MAO inhibitor until 2 weeks after you stop taking Zoloft.
Do not stop taking this medication without checking with your
doctor. Continue to take Zoloft even though you feel better. Do
not give Zoloft to children under 18 years of age for less than
1 year, except to treat obsessive-compulsive behaviors in children
6 years of age and older. Do not take any other over-the-counter
or prescription medications without talking with your doctor.
This includes any herbal preparations or dietary supplements.
Do not take more medication than prescribed unless advised to
do so by your doctor or health care provider. Contact your health
care provider at once if you feel you have taken too much of Zoloft.
Side Effects
Every medicine can cause side effects, but many people
have no, or minor, side effects. Tell your doctor or pharmacist
if any of the following occurs: Severe- Bizarre behavior; pounding
in the chest; chest pain; muscle disorder. Common- Weight loss;
failure to ejaculate; dry mouth; increased sweating; drowsiness;tremor;
tiredness; pain; stomach pain; loss of appetite; constipation;
diarrhea/loose stools; indigestion; nausea; agitation; sleeplessness;
decreased sex drive;abnormal skin sensation; rash; gas; vomiting;
hot flushes; anxiety; nervousness;sore throat; changes in vision;
dizziness; headache. Other- Painful erection; increased appetite;
back pain; weakness; general body discomfort; weight increase;
muscle pain; yawning; sexual dysfunction; runny nose; ringing
in the ears.
Precautions
Before using Zoloft, tell your health care provider
about any of the following: if you are pregnant, planning to become
pregnant, or breastfeeding; if you are taking any prescription
medicine (especially CNS medications), nonprescription medicine,
herbal preparation, or dietary supplement; if you have a history
of seizures; if you have thoughts of suicide; if you have impaired
liver function; if you have a history of substance abuse; if you
have a disease that affects your blood or metabolism; if you have
any other medical condition
Notes
If you have any questions about Zoloft, please talk
with your doctor, pharmacist, or health care provider
Missed Dose
If a dose is missed, take it as soon as possible. If
several hours have passed or if it is nearing time for the next
dose, do not double the dose to catch up, unless advised by your
doctor. If more than one dose is missed, contact your doctor or
pharmacist.
Storage
Store at controlled room temperature (between 59 to
86 degrees F). Keep all medications out of reach of children.
Zoloft - online resources
Zoloft - Official Zoloft
site from the drug manufacturer, Pfizer.
SSRI Medication
Discussion Forum - Features details and personal experiences
on drugs such as Celexa, Effexor, Lexapro, Luvox, Paxil, Prozac,
and Zoloft. Readers can freely publish.
DrugDigest:
Sertraline ( Zoloft ) - Information on dosage, usage, side
effects, interactions, and drug comparisons, including generics
when available.
Prozac
Questions - Informal research on SSRI medications such as
Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, and others. Also offers personal opinions
with a contact link and requests for information.
Sertraline
(Zoloft) - Complete Zoloft drug monograph from Internet Mental
Health.
Obsessive Compulsive disorder - online resources
Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation
- Not-for-profit organization of people with OCD and related
disorders, their families, and mental health professionals, providing
support, assistance, and education to the public. Discussion of
therapy and drug treatment options, effects in children, bulletin
board.
Again and Again - A
large, organized collection of annotated links to OCD-related
web sites.
Anxieties.com
OCD Information - Information on OCD and its treatment.
Awareness Foundation for
OCD and Related Disorders - Non-profit organization promoting
public awareness of OCD and related disorders through educational
films and public presentations.
Dr. Randy Frost
- Smith College researcher specializing in OCD, especially "hoarding".
Links to articles on OCD and other anxiety disorders.
Expert Consensus
Guidelines for Treatment of OCD - Professional treatment guidelines
developed for use by clinicians.
Hoarding Fact
Sheet - This guide assists seniors who are hoarders, and offers
detailed intervention guidelines. Produced by the Los Angeles
County Department of Mental Health - Older Adults Services Division.
Internet
Mental Health OCD Information - Articles on research, diagnosis,
and treatment of OCD, as well as an online OCD self-test. Also
includes links to OCD organizations and online resources for other
anxiety disorders.
Mayo Clinic
OCD Information - A description of OCD, including symptoms,
causes, treatment and self-care advice.
Medifocus
OCD Guide - Description of symptoms and treatment for OCD,
and links to information on other psychiatric and medical conditions.
Mental Health Net OCD Guide
- Basic information about this disorder, including symptoms, treatments,
and links to online resources.
MentalHealthChannel
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Information - Includes details
on symptoms, prognosis, diagnosis and treatment.
Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder - Information, resources, clinical trials,
medications and referrals for patients with Obsessive Compulsive
Disorder.
OCD Action
- British organization for individuals with OCD. Includes information
on treatment, as well as links to various online resources.
OCD Patient and
Family Handout - In-depth article explains the nature and
appropriate treatment of OCD. Developed for individuals with OCD
and their families by the OC Foundation and the American Psychiatric
Association.
OCD Screening Quiz
(Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) - Discover whether you suffer
from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder with this quick online screening
test.
Ontario OCD Network - Information
on OCD and its treatment. Includes list of support groups across
Canada, and links to organizations and treatment facilities in
Canada and US.
Panic disorder - online resources
Chris Panic
Attack Site - Advice on panic attacks from personal experience,
chatroom and message board service for disscusion and support.
The
Christian Panic Attack Support Page - Helping individuals
who suffer from panic attacks and phobias to deal with the disorder
in a Christian-religious context.
Experience
of Panic Disorder - One person's struggle with Panic Disorder,
including information about treatments.
Free from Panic - Bible
based self-help techniques, daily journal, and personal testimony.
HCT Associates
- Information about the treatment of panic attacks, phobias and
associated obsessions, including recovery groups, patient education,
and medical information.
Help! I think I'm dying!
- Psychiatrist reviews methods for effective treatment of panic
attacks and phobias.
He@lth
- Links to information on diagnosis and treatment of anxiety and
panic disorders.
Introduction
to Panic Disorders - Information and resources on all types
of panic disorders.
No More Panic! - Help
for sufferers of Panic, anxiety, phobias and OCD. Symptoms, coping,
medications, personal stories, chat room, message board, Reiki,
and hypnotherapy.
Overcoming Panic
Disorder and Agoraphobia Swiftly - Cognitive way to overcome
panic disorder, anxiety, and OCD leveraging them to become passionate,
social, and functional.
Panic and Anxiety Hub
- Information and resources for people who experience panic attacks.
Panic Attack and Anxiety
Disorder (GAD) Help - Help for panic attacks and anxiety disorders
from someone with a first hand experience.
Panic Attack Help
- Techniques to cope with and eliminate panic and anxiety attacks.
Panic
Attacks - A discussion of anxiety and panic attacks based
on personal experiences.
Panic Attacks, General
Anxiety, and other Anxiety Disorders - Personal story, symptoms,
treatment modailties, drug therapy, natural therapies, recommended
reading and links.
Panic Disorder
- Information about effective treatment options for panic disorder.
The Panic Disorder Center of
Los Angeles - Treatment center of panic disorder in Los Angeles.
The Panic Disorder
Recovery Center - Information,resources and support for people
who experience panic disorder, panic attacks, anxiety disorder
and/or agoraphobia
The Panic Life
- Online journal of a teenager with panic disorder.
Panic Portal - A resource
on anxiety and panic attacks compiled by people with first hand
experience.
Panic Solutions -
Self-help program for panic and agoraphobia, including pre-and
post-intervention reports and fully-integrated self-help materials.
Panic/Anxiety Disorders
- A guide to exploring Panic/Anxiety Disorders, from About.com.
Panicfree.co.uk - Advice
and email support on how to try and overcome panic attacks.
Peace Anxiety
and Panic Disorder Message Board - Message board for those
suffering with Panic Attacks, Generalized Anxiety, Social Phobias,
and Agorophobia.
Pernilla's Panic
Disorder - Information about panic disorder, anxiety and agoraphobia.
Includes book suggestions, links, and a message board.
Personal
Health Zone - Panic Disorder - Panic disorder information,
resources, symptoms, treatments, and organizations.
SnapOutOfIt
- Information, personal experience of living with panic attacks
and anxiety, and interactive forum.
Stoppanic.com, Inc. -
Self-help treatment for overcoming panic attacks.
Teen Panic -
Aimed at teenagers who suffer with panic attacks, anxiety, and
panic disorders. Includes information on phobias and celebrities
who also suffer from panic attacks.
Treat Your Own Panic Disorder
- Free guidance and information about panic attacks - causes,
treatment, and self-help.
Understanding
Panic Disorder - Information on diagnosis and treatment of
panic and anxiety disorders.
Post traumatic stress disorder - online resources
David Baldwin's Trauma
Information Pages - Information for clinicians and
researchers in the traumatic-stress field.
Ask
the Therapist about PTSD - Ask Laura Russell Ph.D. about post
traumatic stress disorder.
At
Health: PTSD - Diagnosis and treatment of PTSD.
Australasian Journal
of Disaster and Trauma Studies - Electronic journal which
discusses the effect of disasters and trauma.
Critical
Incident Stress Management (CISM) - Scholarly paper about
critical incident stress and PTSD in occupational settings.
Freedom
from Fear - Articles highlighting the evolution, etiology,
risk factor, psychotherapy, and pharmacotherapy and treatment
of PTSD. Webcasts and online forum for consultation with psychiatrist.
Information
on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - Causes and symptoms of
PTSD. Online survey.
A
Librarian's Guide to Books About Trauma - Article by Fred
Lerner, head of the PILOTS database.
Mayo
Clinic: Post Traumatic Distress Disorder - A description of
symptoms, complications, and treatments for the disorder.
MentalHealthChannel
- PTSD - PTSD overview, symptoms, prognosis, diagnosis and
treatment information.
Military Veterans PTSD Reference
Manual - Online manual for veterans which outlines information
on recognition and diagnosis of PTSD, and available therapies
and treatment.
Neonatal
Circumcision Reconsidered - Reports four cases of PTSD in
adult males traumatized by circumcision.
Neurobiological
Sequelae of Childhood Trauma - Post-traumatic Stress Disorders
in Children. Scholarly paper by Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D.
NIMH
about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - NIMH article about
PTSD: information, resources, symptoms, treatment and organizations.
PILOTS
Database - A powerful search tool of thousands of journal
articles, books, and other documents pertaining to psychological
trauma, maintained at Dartmouth.
Police Officers
in Trouble - Information and links to sites concerning depression,
post traumatic stress disorder, stress and anxiety related to
police offiers and law enforcement.
Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder Sanctuary - Ask the Therapist archive, personal
stories; domestic violence and self defence, resources, communities,
newsletter, DSM criteria, Chaplain On-board, and recommended reading.
Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder - PTSD newsletter for mental health professionals,
patients, and families.
Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder - American Psychiatric Association description
of PTSD, symptoms, treatment, bibliography and other resources.
Psychological
Problems from Burns and other Injuries - Dealing with trauma
and post traumatic stress disorder of burn victims.
PTSD
101 for Journalists - Commentary and information on post traumatic
stress disorder.
PTSD
and Cops - Insight on post traumatic stress disorder in police
officers, articles, links, discussion group and case law.
PTSD Bibliography
- Books, articles, journals related to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
PTSD Facts for Health
- Diagnosing and treating posttraumatic stress disorder: information
and resources for patients and clinicians.
PTSD Gateway - Information
and help - including links to non-profit PTSD help organizations
- for people who suffer from symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder.
Traumas as Social
Interactions - Traumas are the results of a mismatch between
the reactions of victims and society.
Traumatic
Stress Disorders Resources - Listings of and links to articles,
agencies, organizations and websites to find help and information
about disorders in children and adults.
Traumatology - An electronic
journal on prevention and treatment of PTSD.
Veterans Benefits
Guide - PTSD - A guide to recognition and treatment of PTSD
for veterans, as well as information on financial and legal assistance
and benefits.
War Trauma Studies -
Childhood war trauma and related psychological disorders.
What is CopShock? - A
book for police officers about PTSD.
Depression - personal stories
Adam's
Personal Website - Writings about my depression and how I
deal with it.
Andrew's
Depression Page - A firsthand account of the trials and tribulations
of the disorder and ways to treat it.
Annika
- A teenager's personal experiences with depression, self harm
and suicide. Includes information on self harm, photos, poetry,
and a journal.
Be Free - Created by a woman
recovering from depression. With inspirations, quotes, gifts,
resources and awards. Help for people who are lost, depressed
or anxious.
Because Depression
Sucks - The diary of one person with depression and a chat
facility.
Black
Dreams - A depression related site where visitors can either
read my thoughts while depressed or submit their own work.
Catatonia's
Hideout - About her struggle with depression and self-injury,
containing of information and resources. Online diary, poetry,
survey, and ramblings.
Catherine's Mental
Health Website - Personal experiences of mental health, poetry,
services, disorders, medication, DSS benefits and a support forum.
Depressed?
Read Abraham Lincoln's Words - Description of Abraham Lincoln's
depression and his advice to others who were also suffering from
it.
A Depressed Soul
- I suffer from clinical depression... this is my story amd my
recovery thanks to great support
Depression
- Links to mental health sites and short personal story.
Depression
- Information on depression, personal stories and poems, message
board, articles, book reviews, depression test, self-injury information,
and links.
Depression
- Information on depression from a personal perspective.
Depression
and Alcoholism: A Diary - A Depression sufferer's day to day
account of his battle with depression and his urge to drink. Includes
a forum of people with similar problems.
Depression
and Creativity - Personal experience of depression with a
focus on creativity and mental illness.
Depression
and Suicide Awareness - Information on depression in high
school and college students, depression in women and general depression
from a clinical depressed individual.
Depression
Information - A place made for teens by a teen on causes of
depression and advise.
Depression
Journal - Selections form a young woman's secret journal about
her struggle with depression.
Depression
Poems - Empathetic poems for those who are hurting, grieving,
or depressed. Includes inspirational support.
Depression Resources
- Links to a wide variety of information from scientific findings
to personal stories from depression sufferers.
Depression
Resources Page - Clearinghouse of internet resources regarding
mental health, depression, and optional treatments. Additional
links to journals, prayer resources, and suicide prevention.
Escape from Clinical
Depression - Medical student tells personal story of insight
into an origin of depression. Learned helplessness, negative feedback
control, and defense mechanisms are among the ideas discussed.
Fading Out - A
personal story about life, depression and God in the center of
it.
Faith
and Depression - A page of encouragement to those who may
be suffering from depression.
Fallen Angel
- A journey through the mind of a manic-depressive/borderline
personality.
Focus Therapy
for Depression - Why do people get depression? How to help
them and what causes depression.
Grant's Home Page
for Information on Depression - Along with his own personal
battle with depression, the site offers links, articles on depression,
health supplements, anxiety and meditation and some alternative
sites. Also find poetry, essays, books and where to find support
groups.
Help
For The Lost - Personal page offering peer support to those
who feel depressed.
Hope
In Sight - Christians With Depression - Comfort and hope from
God's word. Share your story and read what others have shared.
How to Fight
Depression. - Short text about depression in light of the
bible, the classics, and media reports.
Illusions
In The Dark - A personal view of depression. Understanding
the illness with medical facts and dealing with it through art,
poetry, and medication.
An
Inside look - Personal look at depression from a 14 year old
male.
James Blackburn: Depression,
Surviving, Starting Over - Well known prosecuter discusses
his painful depression and how he survived and is starting over.
Discusses his book Flame-out: from prosecuting Jeffrey Macdonald,
to doing time to waiting tables, the Jim Blackburn story.
Life as a teenager with depression.
- Understanding depression and coping with it and with other psychiatric
conditions.
Lifting
the Fog on Depression - Provides resource links to depression
sites. Also includes Kerrie's story about her own battle with
depression.
Living with Mental Illness
- Personal experience of depression and PTSD. Includes extracts
from her diary and a poem.
The Lonely
Darkness - A personal experience of depression, what it is,
how it feels, how to cope with it.
The Man Behind The
Mask - The story of Michael Cyrus Marek and his struggles
with depression, self injury, and anxiety.
Mandys Depression
Home page - Writings by one with the personal experiences
of depression, rape, abuse, miscarage and self harm. Includes
resources and links on these and related subjects.
Michaels Domain
- Personal story of a struggle with depression and self injury.
My experiences
of depresssion and of domestic violence - Personal story,
diary and poetry about depression and domestic violence.
Positively Mental
- Journal focusing on living with and managing depression and
mental health problems.
Quitting
Oxazepam - Personal experience with quitting Oxazepam (Serax).
Rhyme
Of The Ancient Wanderer - Information and support for those
who suffer from Dysthymia and other depressive disorders.
Screaming
In Silence - A personal account of living with depression,
suicide, and self harm.
1 Serotonin - Jadine's
site on Serotonin questions, answers, and dangers. How Serotonin
medication can help decrease depression and other disorders.
Sola's Asylum
- My uncensored emotional asylum of depression and rage.
Stop The Blues - Conventional
treatment for depression normally involves toxic drugs and psychotherapy.
Personal account of overcoming this disease by following a natural
food diet.
Tales from the Depressed
Zone - The story of one young man's battles with depression,
social phobia, overeating, and sexual addiction.
Things To Be Happy
About - A list of submitted things to be happy about when
experiencing depression.
This is Who I am
- Mmy journey into depression, eating disorders, and self injury.
Thomas John
Sova - Sova vs. City of Mt. Pleasant Michigan. Warns parents
with children who suffer from depression to keep their children
away from the police.
Undoing Depression
- Richard O'Connor speaks as a suicide survivor and therapist
when he gives advice for depression prevention. Includes a lecture
calendar.
Voices of
Depression - Introduces a compilation of writings by people
suffering from depression. Includes a link to Andrew's resourceful
depression page.
The Voices of
Suicide - A personal accounts page which discusses suicide,
depression and other subjects. Includes poetry, a message board
and chat room.
Why
- A poem written in depression.
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