What is 50 mg sertraline used for?
Sertraline is used to treat depression, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, social anxiety disorder (social phobia), and a severe form of premenstrual syndrome (premenstrual dysphoric disorder).
Does sertraline 50 mg make you sleepy?
Fatigue and Tiredness Fatigue and drowsiness are two of the most common side effects of sertraline (Zoloft), as well as several other SSRIs. If you’re using sertraline to treat depression, fatigue and tiredness from the medication can also be compounded by the effects of depression on your mood.
What does sertraline do to a normal person?
Sertraline increases the amount of serotonin present in the brain, helping to reduce chemical imbalances and improve a person’s overall mood.
Will sertraline calm me down?
A study in The Lancet Psychiatry found that taking sertraline leads to an early reduction in anxiety symptoms, commonly found in depression, several weeks before any improvement in depressive symptoms.
Can I take sertraline at night?
Sertraline is designed for use once per day. It’s safe to take it at any time of day, with or without food. Many people who experience nausea and other side effects from sertraline opt to take it at night in order to limit these side effects.
How to start taking sertraline?
Try to take the medicine at the same time each day. The liquid (oral concentrate) form of sertraline must be diluted before you take it. To be sure you get the correct dose, measure the liquid with the medicine dropper provided. Mix the dose with 4 ounces (one-half cup) of water, ginger ale, lemon/lime soda, lemonade, or orange juice.
What is the maximum dose of sertraline?
Single doses of 50 to 200 mg sertraline have been found to result in peak plasma concentrations of 20 to 55 ng/mL (65–180 nM), while chronic treatment with 200 mg/day sertraline, the maximum recommended dosage, has been found to result in maximal plasma levels of 118 to 166 ng/mL (385–542 nM).
What conditions does sertraline HCl treat?
This medication is also a common prescription for the treatment of additional mental health disorders and conditions including obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), (premenstrual dysphoric disorder) PMDD and social anxiety disorder.
What does sertraline 50 mg look like?
Sertraline 50 mg film-coated tablets are white, capsule shaped, biconvex, film-coated tablet debossed with. SRN and 50 on either side of break line and plain on other. Sertraline 100 mg film-coated tablets are white, capsule shaped, biconvex, film-coated tablet with ‘SRN 100’. debossed on one side and plain on other.