HOW FAR CAN ZOLOFT CAUSE INCREASED BAD CHOLESTEROL LEVELS?

QUESTION: I want to know if and how can zoloft cause increased bad cholesterol levels.


ANSWER: For your information, Zoloft is the brand name for the anti-depressant called Sertraline with fewer noted side effects as compared to the older tricyclic anti-depressants. Your doctor prescription is needed to take this drug.

With regards to cholesterol effects, Zoloft was estimated to slightly increase total cholesterol levels by 3% and triglycerides by 5%. So far, no reports on effects of Zoloft on bad cholesterol are available.

However, attention is required when Zoloft is used especially in people with high risk for hypercholesterolemia.

Dr.Alba