Surmontil vs. Sertraline: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Surmontil and Sertraline. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 289,159 people who take Surmontil and Sertraline, and is updated regularly.
What is Surmontil?
Surmontil has active ingredients of trimipramine maleate. It is often used in insomnia. eHealthMe is studying from 693 Surmontil users. Check the latest studies of Surmontil.
What is Sertraline?
Sertraline has active ingredients of sertraline hydrochloride. It is often used in depression. eHealthMe is studying from 153,304 Sertraline users. Check the latest studies of Sertraline.
289,159 people who take Surmontil and Sertraline are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Sertraline (sertraline hydrochloride)
- Surmontil (trimipramine maleate)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Surmontil:
- not at all: 0 %
- somewhat: 6.67 %
- moderate: 40.0 %
- high: 53.33 %
- very high: 0 %
Sertraline:
- not at all: 3.51 %
- somewhat: 19.58 %
- moderate: 36.0 %
- high: 30.33 %
- very high: 10.58 %
Want to compare Surmontil with Sertraline?
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DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Izgi C, Erdem G, Mansuroglu D, Kurtoglu N, Kara M, Gunesdogdu F, "Severe hypokalemia probably associated with sertraline use", Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2014 Jan .
- Izgi C, Erdem G, Mansuroglu D, Kurtoglu N, Kara M, Gunesdogdu F, "Severe hypokalemia probably associated with sertraline use", Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2014 Jan .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Surmontil (682 reports)
- Sertraline (146,484 reports)
Browse all side effects of Surmontil:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all side effects of Sertraline:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on trimipramine maleate and sertraline hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Surmontil and Sertraline, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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