Zoloft

Brief description: Zoloft is an antidepressant used to treat depression. It may also be used to treat other conditions as determined by your doctor. This medicine works to help balance specific natural substances in the brain called neurotransmitters.

Therapeutic actions: Acts as an Antidepressant by inhibiting CNS neuronal uptake of serotonin; blocks uptake of serotonin with little effect on norepinephrine, muscarinic, histaminergic, and alpha1-adrenergic or dopaminergic receptors.

Indications:
• Treatment of major depressive disorder
• Treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD)
• Treatment of panic disorder with or without agoraphobia
• Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder; long-term use to prevent relapse and sustain symptom improvement
• Treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)
• Unlabeled use: generalized social phobia