Antidepressants are a class of medications used to treat major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, chronic pain, and addiction. Common side effects...
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Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome, also called antidepressant withdrawal syndrome, is a condition that can occur following the interruption, reduction...
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approved prescription antidepressants throughout the world, as well as clinically approved prescription drugs used to augment antidepressants or mood stabilizers...
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Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) are a class of medications that are used primarily as antidepressants. TCAs were discovered in the early 1950s and were...
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pharmacology of antidepressants is not entirely clear. The earliest and probably most widely accepted scientific theory of antidepressant action is the...
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Tetracyclic antidepressants (TeCAs) are a class of antidepressants that were first introduced in the 1970s. They are named after their tetracyclic chemical...
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The hydrazine antidepressants are a group of non-selective, irreversible monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) which were discovered and initially marketed...
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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (redirect from SSRI antidepressants)
inhibitors (SSRIs) are a class of drugs that are typically used as antidepressants in the treatment of major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, and...
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The relationship between antidepressant use and suicide risk is a subject of medical research and has faced varying levels of debate. This problem was...
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An atypical antidepressant is any antidepressant medication that acts in a manner that is different from that of most other antidepressants. Atypical antidepressants...
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especially antidepressants on the market in Japan, is significantly less than Western countries. One of the biggest barriers to antidepressants coming to...
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Fluoxetine (category Antidepressants)
Fluoxetine, sold under the brand name Prozac, among others, is an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class. It is used...
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mainstay of treatment, include: Tricyclic antidepressants Tetracyclic antidepressants Tiazesim, an old antidepressant that is tricyclic and heterocyclic. This...
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Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (redirect from Noradrenergic and selective serotonergic antidepressant)
Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) are a class of antidepressant medications used to treat major depressive disorder (MDD), anxiety disorders...
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This is a list of countries by antidepressant consumption according to data published by the OECD. The source for the data below is the OECD Health Statistics...
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Venlafaxine (category Antidepressants)
Venlafaxine, sold under the brand name Effexor among others, is an antidepressant medication of the serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI)...
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The second-generation antidepressants are a class of antidepressants characterized primarily by the era of their introduction, approximately coinciding...
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Tricyclic antidepressant overdose is poisoning caused by excessive medication of the tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) type. Symptoms may include elevated...
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Amitriptyline (category Tricyclic antidepressants)
Amitriptyline, sold under the brand name Elavil among others, is a tricyclic antidepressant primarily used to treat major depressive disorder, and a variety of...
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Mirtazapine (category Noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressants)
under the brand name Remeron among others, is an atypical tetracyclic antidepressant, and as such is used primarily to treat depression. Its effects may...
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nonbenzodiazepine used as a sleep aid Anafranil (clomipramine) – a tricyclic antidepressant; mostly used to treat OCD Antabuse (disulfiram) – inhibits the enzyme...
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Major depressive disorder (section Antidepressants)
major depressive disorder are typically treated with psychotherapy and antidepressant medication. Medication appears to be effective, but the effect may be...
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(tetracyclic antidepressant) Meclizine (most commonly used as an antiemetic) Mianserin (tetracyclic antidepressant) Mirtazapine (tetracyclic antidepressant, also...
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Esketamine (category Antidepressants)
dissociative hallucinogen drug used as a general anesthetic and as an antidepressant for treatment of depression. Esketamine is the active enantiomer of...
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Trazodone (category Antidepressants)
Trazodone, sold under many brand names, is an antidepressant medication, used to treat major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, and insomnia. It is...
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Bupropion (category Antidepressants)
and sold under the brand name Wellbutrin among others, is an atypical antidepressant primarily used to treat major depressive disorder and to support smoking...
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Vortioxetine (category Antidepressants)
an antidepressant of the serotonin modulator and stimulator (SMS) class. Its effectiveness is viewed as similar to that of other antidepressants. It...
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Tianeptine (category Tricyclic antidepressants)
Stablon, Tatinol, and Coaxil among others, is an atypical tricyclic antidepressant which is used mainly in the treatment of major depressive disorder,...
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Paroxetine (category Antidepressants)
Paroxetine, sold under the brand name Paxil among others, is an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class. It is used to...
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Sertraline (category Antidepressants)
Sertraline, sold under the brand name Zoloft among others, is an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class. The effectiveness...
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