Viibryd vs. Zoloft: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Viibryd and Zoloft. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 298,416 people who take Viibryd and Zoloft, and is updated regularly.
What is Viibryd?
Viibryd has active ingredients of vilazodone hydrochloride. It is often used in depression. eHealthMe is studying from 11,106 Viibryd users. Check the latest studies of Viibryd.
What is Zoloft?
Zoloft has active ingredients of sertraline hydrochloride. It is often used in depression. eHealthMe is studying from 138,798 Zoloft users. Check the latest studies of Zoloft.
298,416 people who take Viibryd and Zoloft are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Zoloft (sertraline hydrochloride)
- Viibryd (vilazodone hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Viibryd:
- not at all: 5.89 %
- somewhat: 27.02 %
- moderate: 34.7 %
- high: 23.94 %
- very high: 8.45 %
Zoloft:
- not at all: 3.35 %
- somewhat: 19.72 %
- moderate: 36.4 %
- high: 30.29 %
- very high: 10.24 %
Want to compare Viibryd with Zoloft?
- Personalize this study to your gender and age (0-99+)How to use the study?
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 .
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Browse all side effects of Viibryd:
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 Zoloft:
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 vilazodone hydrochloride and sertraline hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Viibryd and Zoloft, 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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