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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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Depression, Adolescents, and Antidepressants
By Teri Robert , Health Expert...and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate) for the acute and... Read more »
Can You Imagine a World with No Antidepressants?
By Merely Me , Health Expert...television has promoted their magical abilities. "Depression hurts" blares from our television... Read more »
Teaching an Old Drug New Tricks
By Chris Ballas, M.D. , Health Expert...traditional rating scales for patients who had failed citalopram. While this is good, what made... Read more »
Losing your Libido? Your antidepressant may be the cause
By Merely Me , Health Expert...(Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil), fluvoxamine (Luvox), citalopram (Celexa) and sertraline (Zoloft)... Read more »
Are You Depressed, Taking Antidepressants and Losing Your Libido? What You Can Do About It
By Merely Me , Health Expert...(Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil), fluvoxamine (Luvox), citalopram (Celexa) and sertraline (Zoloft)... Read more »
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Depression Issues: How is depression treated?
...Anti-depressant medications classified as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) include escitalopram (trade name Lexapro), citalopram (trade name Celexa), fluoxetine (trade name Prozac),... Read more »How Antidepressants are Used to Treat Anxiety
...(Paxil)• Venlafaxine (Effexor)• Fluoxetine (Prozac)• Imipramine (Tofranil)• Escitalopram (Lexapro)• Duloxetine (Cymbalta)Panic Disorder• Paroxetine... Read more »Alcoholism: Medications
...treatment of alcoholism. They include fluoxetine (Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft), paroxetine (Paxil), citalopram (Celexa), and fluvoxamine (Luvox). Studies indicate that these antidepressants may... Read more »Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Medications
...selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) -- which include fluoxetine (Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft), citalopram (Celexa), and paroxetine (Paxil) -- are sometimes recommended for treating... Read more »Anxiety Disorders: Medications
...brain. SSRIs include fluoxetine (Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft), paroxetine (Paxil), fluvoxamine (Luvox), citalopram (Celexa), and escitalopram (Lexapro). Escitalopram is similar to citalopram and... Read more »Images
Medications
Citalopram is an antidepressant (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor-SSRI) used to treat... Read more »
...eletriptan), certain antidepressants including SSRIs (e.g., citalopram, paroxetine) and other... Read more »
...certain antidepressants including other SSRIs (e.g., citalopram, fluoxetine) and SNRIs (e.g.,... Read more »
Escitalopram is an antidepressant (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor-SSRI) used to treat... Read more »
...eletriptan), certain antidepressants including SSRIs (e.g., citalopram, paroxetine) and other... Read more »
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