Pronounced: (SER-truh-leen)
Zoloft Oral Uses
Table of Contents
- >>Uses and How to Use
- Dosage and Storage
- Precautions and Side Effects
- Drug Interactions
- Drug Images
Sertraline is used to treat depression, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, social anxiety disorder (social phobia), and a severe form of premenstrual syndrome (premenstrual dysphoric disorder). It is known as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).
This medication may improve your mood, sleep, appetite, and energy level and may help restore your interest in daily living. It may decrease fear, anxiety, unwanted thoughts, and the number of panic attacks. It may also reduce the urge to perform repeated tasks (compulsions such as hand-washing, counting, and checking) that interfere with daily living. This medication works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural chemicals (neurotransmitters such as serotonin) in the brain.
How To Use Zoloft Oral
Read the Medication Guide (US) or Patient Information Leaflet (Canada) available from your pharmacist before you start using sertraline and each time you get a refill. If you have any questions, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
This liquid medication must be mixed with another fluid before use. Remove the prescribed amount of liquid medication from the bottle with the dropper provided. Mix the medication with half a cup (4 ounces or 120 milliliters) of water, ginger ale, lemon-lime soda, lemonade, or orange juice. Do not use any other fluid for mixing this drug. The mixture may appear cloudy. This is normal and harmless.
Mix each dose just before taking it. Do not prepare a supply for future use.
Take this medication/liquid mixture by mouth, usually once daily with or without food or as directed by your doctor. This medication may make you sleepy or wakeful. Therefore, depending on how this medication affects you, your doctor may direct you to take the entire dose once daily either in the morning or evening.
If you are taking this medication for premenstrual problems, your doctor may direct you to take this drug every day of the month or just for the 2 weeks before your period through the first full day of your period.
