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Antidepressant

Aka: 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)
      5. Citalopram (Celexa)
      6. Escitalopram (Lexapro)
    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):1683-94

Antidepressive Agents (C0003289)

Definition (MEDLINEPLUS)

Antidepressants are medicines that treat depression. Your doctor can prescribe them for you. They can improve your mood, sleep, appetite and concentration. It may take several weeks for them to help. There are several types of antidepressants. You and your doctor may have to try several before finding what works best for you.

Medicines sometimes cause unwanted side effects. For example, when you first start your antidepressant you may feel tired, have trouble sleeping or feel sick to your stomach. The side effects usually go away after a short time. Tell your doctor if you have any side effects. You should also let your doctor know if you take any other medicines, vitamins or herbal supplements.

It is important to keep taking your medicines, even if you feel better. Do not stop taking your medicines without talking to your doctor. You often need to stop antidepressants gradually.

NIH: National Institute of Mental Health
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) 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)
Definition (NCI) A drug used to treat depression.
Concepts Pharmacologic Substance (T121)
MSH D000928
SnomedCT 283012004, 36236003, 372720008
English Agents, Antidepressive, Antidepressants, Antidepressant Drugs, Antidepressant drug, Drugs, Antidepressant, ANTIDEPRESSANTS, Antidepressant, NOS, antidepressants (medication), antidepressants, antidepressive agents, 621 ANTIDEPRESSANTS, Antidepressant drug (substance), Antidepressive, Antidepressive Agent [TC], [CN600] ANTIDEPRESSANTS, Antidepressive Agent, antidepressant drugs, antidepressive agent, antidepressant drug, drugs antidepressant, antidepressants drugs, Antidepressant, Antidepressant (product), Antidepressant (substance), antidepressant, Antidepressant Agent, Antidepressive Agents
French Anti-dépresseurs, Agents antidépresseurs, Médicaments antidépresseurs, Antidépresseurs
Swedish Antidepressiva medel
Czech antidepresiva
Spanish Antidepressant drug, antidepresivo (producto), antidepresivo (sustancia), antidepresivo, Agentes Antidepresivos
Finnish Masennuslääkkeet
Italian Farmaci antidepressivi, Antidepressivi
Russian TIMOLEPTICHESKIE SREDSTVA, ANTIDEPRESSIVNYE SREDSTVA, ANTIDEPRESSANTY, TIMOANALEPTIKI, TIMOLEPTIKI, АНТИДЕПРЕССАНТЫ, АНТИДЕПРЕССИВНЫЕ СРЕДСТВА, ТИМОАНАЛЕПТИКИ, ТИМОЛЕПТИКИ, ТИМОЛЕПТИЧЕСКИЕ СРЕДСТВА
Japanese 抗抑鬱薬, 抗うつ薬, 抗鬱剤, 抗鬱薬, 抗抑うつ薬, 抗うつ剤, 感情賦活薬
Croatian ANTIDEPRESIVI
Polish Leki przeciwdepresyjne, Tymoleptyki, Środki antydepresyjne, Środki przeciwdepresyjne
German Antidepressiva, Antidepressive Mittel
Portuguese Antidepressivos
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Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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