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Antidepressant Medications

 

Antidepressants are prescribed in most cases of clinical depression, and are essential for the treatment of severe cases of depression. If you take an antidepressant medication, you may start to see some minor improvement in one to two weeks but you will not feel the full effects of the drug for four to six weeks. Choose an antidepressant from the list below to read a brief description of what the medication is used to treat, as well as a review of side effects and risks.  
Newer medications
Desyrel (trazodone)
Effexor (venlafaxine)
Remeron (mirtazapine)
Serzone (nefazodone)
Wellbutrin (bupropion)

SSRIs--General Info
Luvox (fluvoxamine)
Paxil (paroxetine)
Prozac (fluoxetine)
Zoloft (sertraline)
Celexa

MAOIs--General Info.
Marplan (isocarboxazid)
Nardil (phenelzine)
Parnate (tranylcypromine)
Tricyclic Antidepressants -Gen. Info.
Adapin (doxepin)
Anafranil (clomipramine)
Asendin (amoxapine)
Elavil (amitriptyline)
Endep (amitriptyline)
Ludiomil (maprotiline)
Norpramin (desipramine)
Pamelor (nortryptyline)
Pertofrane (desipramine)
Sinequan (doxepin)
Surmontil (trimipramine)
Tofranil (impramine)
Vivactil (protriptyline)

Common Questions about taking antidepressiant medication

The content for this area was developed by Clinical Tools, Inc. partially as a result of research funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, under grant #2 R44 MH47615-02A1, Medication: Educating the Psychiatric Patient..
 

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