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Please describe the medication: zoloft (sertraline)?

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Zoloft (sertraline): Sertraline is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor type of antidepressant, used to treat depression & anxiety disorders.

Answered 4/27/2018

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Zoloft (sertraline): Zoloft is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor ("ssri"). It is significantly less likely to cause drug-drug interactions that Prozac and Paxil (paroxetine) - the "2 p's." one overlooked feature is that it also boosts Dopamine via Dopamine reuptake pump inhibition - 1/3rd as much as amphetamine and about the same as ritalin. (cf: e richelson, "pharmacology of antidepressants... Mayo clinic proceedings '94.

Answered 10/19/2019

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