Zoloft is also approved for treating obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and teenagers from the age of 6 to 17. Zoloft has an FDA approval and it is manufactured by the famous pharmaceutical corporation Pfizer, and it has been in use at millions of people worldwide since its first introduction on 1993. Zoloft is supplied for oral administration as scored pills containing sertraline hydrochloride equivalent to doses of 25 mg, 50 mg and 100 mg.
Much like any other generic drug, generic Zoloft (Sertraline) is biologically equal to the brand Zoloft and it is simply manufactured and sold at lower price. Generic Zoloft is actually equivalent to brand Zoloft in its efficiency, strength, dosage, ingredients, safety and intended use. Generic Zoloft was approved by the FDA in June 2006.
Clinical studies have shown that serotonin plays a vital role in how our body works. Serotonin controls sleep, appetite, temperature and blood vessel tone and it is also in charge of the release of certain hormones and how much pain we feel.
Because Serotonin is linked with so many functions in our body, it has an effect on a wide range of conditions such as depression. An imbalance in serotonin is a key factor in the development and severity of depression. Zoloft helps to correct this imbalance by increasing the levels of serotonin available in the brain and allows the nerve cells to send messages to each other the way they normally should.