Learning About Sertraline (Zoloft)

Precautions To Remember

Go over your medical history with your doctor, ladies! They need to know about things like kidney disease, stroke, liver disease, and high blood pressure. Seizures and bleeding disorders too! You will need another med instead of sertraline if you've dealt with any of these. Your doctor can recommend what's best. Want the best results? Take this medication at the same time daily. It's good with and without food!

If you have the liquid form? Ladies, use the included dosing device. You'll need to dilute it too. Ginger ale, water, orange juice, lemon-lime soda, and lemonade work well. Stir and drink immediately! Watch how you store this one too. It needs to be away from heat and moisture. Keep it at room temperature! If you need to do urine tests? Make sure you tell the staff you take sertraline.

Medication Interactions

Ladies, what other meds do you take? Tell your doctor about them! Prescriptions, vitamins, herbal supplements, OTC meds, all of them. There are many medication interactions with sertraline. Examples? Blood thinners and anti-inflammatories! They'll increase bruising and bleeding. Pimozide interacts as well. Dealing with any MAOIs? You'll need to wait for 14 days before starting with sertraline!

Your doctor can help you avoid interactions. The pharmacist too! Give them both a current list and keep them updated. That way? You'll be sure to avoid any known medication interactions. Sertraline is going to work the way it's supposed to this way!