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Major Classes of Antidepressants and General Treatment Guidelines
Major classes of antidepressants include:
- Selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). These have become the standard antidepressants. They target the brain chemical (neurotransmitter) serotonin. They are effective and have very moderate side effects. Some may be beneficial in treating anxiety and certain subtypes of depressive disorders unresponsive to previous drugs, including preme...
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Anxiety Medications: Elavil
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertGeneric name: amitriptyline Elavil is in a group of drugs known as tricyclic antidepressants.... Read more »
My thoughts on my first week on Amitriptyline
By Eileen Gray , Health ExpertHere are my thoughts on my first full week on Amitriptyline. The back story is, I've been on... Read more »
A Drug Holiday
By Eileen Gray , Health Expert...migraines! I was doing well while on the Topamax and Amitriptyline, but there were some side... Read more »
3/3/08 #4 - Weight gain from Elavil (amitriptyline)?
By Ask the Clinician , Health ExpertFull Question:I have been taking Elavil (amitriptyline) for about 10 months and am gaining weight... Read more »
10/15/07 #10 - Neck pain, impotence from meds?
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert...with daily headaches. My family doctor prescribed amitriptyline and atenolol which got rid of... Read more »
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Urinary Tract Infection: Medications
...include antihistamines, such as hydroxyzine (Atarax), and low doses of the tricyclic antidepressant amitriptyline (Elavil). Drugs that reduce bladder spasms (hyoscine, oxybutynin) are also... Read more »Type 1 Diabetes
...5% lidocaine patch has also shown good results in clinical trials.Tricyclic antidepressants, such as amitriptyline (Elavil) or doxepin (Sinequan), are effective in reducing pain from neuropathy in... Read more »Premenstrual Syndrome: Medications
...SSRIs.Tricyclics. Before the introduction of SSRIs, tricyclics, such as desipramine (Norpramin) or amitriptyline (Elavil, Endep), had been the standard treatment for depression. They are not very... Read more »Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Medications
...Antidepressants known as tricyclics may be particularly helpful for CFS patients. For example, the tricyclic amitriptyline (Elavil) is known to relieve many of the symptoms of CFS, including... Read more »Back Pain and Sciatica: Medications and Alternative Treatments
...effective painkillers in non-depressed people with chronic back pain. Such antidepressants include amitriptyline (Elavil, Endep), desipramine (Norpramin), doxepin (Sinequan), imipramine... Read more »Images
Medications
...pyrimethamine tricyclic antidepressants (e.g., amitriptyline) This medication may decrease... Read more »
...furazolidone, moclobemide)certain antidepressants (e.g., amitriptyline)diuretic (e.g.,... Read more »
...nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially: amitriptyline carbamazepine ... Read more »
...nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially: amitriptyline carbamazepine ... Read more »
...theophylline, tramadol, tricyclic antidepressants (e.g., amitriptyline) among others. Consult... Read more »
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Type 2 Diabetes Often Follows Gestational Diabetes
August 12, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women who experience diabetes while they're pregnant are significantly more likely to develop type 2 diabetes following the... Read summary »
How Gestational Diabetes Develops
May 02, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- We may finally know why five-percent of women develop diabetes while they are pregnant. New research from the Stanford... Read summary »
Weight Gain During Pregnancy
November 12, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Gaining too much weight during pregnancy may be harder on your baby than you think. A new report from the Kaiser Permanente... Read summary »
Diabetes Before Pregnancy Doubles in Women, Teens
May 09, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More women and teens are developing diabetes before they become pregnant. A new study from Kaiser Permanente looked at 175,249... Read summary »
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