Editing Sertraline (section)

==Overdose==
Acute overdosage is often manifested by [[emesis]], [[lethargy]], [[ataxia]], [[tachycardia]] and [[seizures]]. Plasma, serum or blood concentrations of sertraline and norsertraline, its major [[active metabolite]], may be measured to confirm a diagnosis of poisoning in hospitalized patients or to aid in the medicolegal investigation of fatalities.<ref>{{cite book| vauthors = Baselt R |title=Disposition of Toxic Drugs and Chemicals in Man |edition=8th |publisher=Biomedical Publications |location=Foster City, California |year=2008 |pages=1399–1400 }}</ref> As with most other SSRIs its toxicity in overdose is considered relatively low.<ref name = Maudsley>{{cite book | vauthors= Taylor D, Paton C, Shitij K| title = The Maudsley prescribing guidelines in psychiatry | year = 2012 | isbn = 978-0-470-97948-8 | location = West Sussex | publisher = Wiley-Blackwell }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = White N, Litovitz T, Clancy C | title = Suicidal antidepressant overdoses: a comparative analysis by antidepressant type | journal = Journal of Medical Toxicology | volume = 4 | issue = 4 | pages = 238–50 | date = December 2008 | pmid = 19031375 | pmc = 3550116 | doi = 10.1007/BF03161207 }}</ref>