sertraline
noun
ser·tra·line
ˈsər-trə-ˌlēn 
: an antidepressant drug C17H17NCl2 administered in the form of its hydrochloride and acting to enhance serotonin activity
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Participants taking sertraline, for example, saw an average weight gain of 0.5 pounds at six months, but that rose to 3.2 pounds after two years, says Petimar.
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Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 5 July 2024
For instance, a patient might be dissuaded from taking paroxetine over sertraline due to a greater short-term risk of weight gain.
—Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 5 July 2024
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors fluoxetine and sertraline had the lowest occurrence.
—Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 5 June 2024
For these people, antidepressants such as paroxetine, sertraline and venlafaxine are recommended as alternatives, or as an addition to psychotherapy.
—C. Michael White, The Conversation, 8 Nov. 2023
In an analogous human study in 2016, researchers in Brazil divided 57 adults taking the antidepressant sertraline for moderate to severe depression into two groups: one attended four sessions of aerobic activity a week for 28 days, and the other did not exercise.
—Ferris Jabr, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2017
Recently, Etkin and a team of researchers developed an algorithm that used EEG data to predict how patients would respond to a common antidepressant medication called sertraline.
—Hannah Thomasy, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2021
This is where sertraline and bepridil step in, according to Johansen and her co-authors.
—K. N. Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2015
The sertraline was there to target the siRNA at specific cell types.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 4 Aug. 2011
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Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 5 July 2024
For instance, a patient might be dissuaded from taking paroxetine over sertraline due to a greater short-term risk of weight gain.
—Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 5 July 2024
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors fluoxetine and sertraline had the lowest occurrence.
—Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 5 June 2024
For these people, antidepressants such as paroxetine, sertraline and venlafaxine are recommended as alternatives, or as an addition to psychotherapy.
—C. Michael White, The Conversation, 8 Nov. 2023
In an analogous human study in 2016, researchers in Brazil divided 57 adults taking the antidepressant sertraline for moderate to severe depression into two groups: one attended four sessions of aerobic activity a week for 28 days, and the other did not exercise.
—Ferris Jabr, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2017
Recently, Etkin and a team of researchers developed an algorithm that used EEG data to predict how patients would respond to a common antidepressant medication called sertraline.
—Hannah Thomasy, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2021
This is where sertraline and bepridil step in, according to Johansen and her co-authors.
—K. N. Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2015
The sertraline was there to target the siRNA at specific cell types.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 4 Aug. 2011
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sertraline
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