Antidepressants
Alternative Medicine
The following information is specific for alternative and complementary medicine. For additional evidence-based information on diseases, conditions, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and wellness issues, continue searching the Healthwise Knowledgebase.Antidepressants are a family of drugs primarily used to treat mental depression as well as chronic pain, childhood bed-wetting, anxiety, panic disorder, eating disorders, cigarette addiction, obsessive-compulsive disorder, obesity, social anxiety disorder, and premenstrual depression. Antidepressants are classified according to their action on brain chemicals or by their chemical structure and are divided into the following four categories:
Categories
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs)
- Phenelzine (Nardil®)
- Tranylcypromine (Parnate®)
- Amitriptyline (Elavil®)
- Amoxapine (Asendin®)
- Clomipramine (Anafranil®)
- Desipramine (Norpramin®, Pertofrane®)
- Doxepin (Adapin®, Sinequan®)
- Imipramine (Tofranil®, Janimine®)
- Nortriptyline (Aventyl®, Pamelor®)
- Protriptyline (Vivactil®)
- Trimipramine (Surmontil®)
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
- Citalopram (Celexa®)
- Fluoxetine (Prozac®)
- Fluvoxamine (Luvox®)
- Paroxetine (Paxil®)
- Sertraline (Zoloft®)
Miscellaneous Antidepressants
- Bupropion (Wellbutrin®, Zyban®)
- Maprotiline (Ludiomil®)
- Mirtazapine (Remeron®)
- Nefazodone (Serzone®)
- Trazodone (Desyrel®)
- Venlafaxine (Effexor®)
Herbs
For interactions involving a specific Antidepressant, see the individual drug article. For interactions involving an Antidepressant for which no separate article exists, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. Last Review: 09-01-2007
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