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Antidepressant

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  1. See Also
    1. Major Depression
    2. Psychiatric Medications in Pregnancy
    3. Medical Management of Depression
  2. Types
    1. Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRI)
      1. Tricyclic Antidepressants
        1. Tertiary amines: Amitriptyline (Elavil)
        2. Secondary amines: Nortriptyline (Pamelor)
      2. Other
        1. Venlafaxine (Effexor)
      3. Tetracyclic: rarely use
    2. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI)
      1. Paroxetine (Paxil)
      2. Fluoxetine (Prozac)
      3. Sertraline (Zoloft)
      4. Fluvoxamine (Luvox)
    3. Norepinephrine Dopamine Reuptake Inhibitor (NDRI)
      1. Bupropion (Wellbutrin, Zyban)
    4. Serotonin Antagonist and Reuptake Inhibitor (SARI)
      1. Nefazodone (Serzone)
      2. Trazodone (Desyrel)
    5. Norepinephrine Antagonist Serotonin Antagonist (NASA)
      1. Mirtazapine (Remeron)
    6. Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor (MAO inhibitor)
      1. Isocarboxazid (Marplan)
      2. Phenelzine (Nardil)
      3. Tranylcypromine (Parnate)
  3. Adverse Effects
    1. Antidepressant Adverse Effects
  4. Complications
    1. Serotonin Syndrome
    2. Antidepressant Withdrawal
  5. Resources: Patient Education
    1. Information from your Family Doctor
      1. http://www.familydoctor.org/handouts/012.html
  6. References
    1. Bhatia (1997) Am Fam Physician 55(5):1683

Antidepressive Agents (C0003289)

Definition (MSH)Mood-stimulating drugs used primarily in the treatment of affective disorders and related conditions. Several MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS are useful as antidepressants apparently as a long-term consequence of their modulation of catecholamine levels. The tricyclic compounds useful as antidepressive agents (ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC) also appear to act through brain catecholamine systems. A third group (ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION) is a diverse group of drugs including some that act specifically on serotonergic systems.
Definition (CSP)mood-stimulating drugs used primarily in the treatment of affective disorders and related conditions.
Definition (NCI)A drug used to treat depression.
Definition (NCI)Mood-stimulating drugs used primarily in the treatment of affective disorders and related conditions. Several monoamine oxidase inhibitors are useful as antidepressants apparently as a long-term consequence of their modulation of catecholamine levels. The tricyclic compounds useful as antidepressive agents also appear to act through brain catecholamine systems. A third group is a diverse group of drugs including some that act specifically on serotonergic systems. (MeSH)
ConceptsPharmacologic Substance (T121)
Englishantidepressant, Antidepressant Agent, Antidepressant drug, Antidepressant Drugs, Antidepressants, Antidepressive Agents
Spanishantidepresivo
CreditsDerived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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