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Antidepressants

In terms of drugs classification antidepressants are special medicines, intended to be taken as additives when having a course of medical treatment from different types of mood disorders in general and major depression or dysthymia in particular. It could be taken together with non-antidepressant drugs in order to improve its effect.

All antidepressants are grouped into classes. These are:

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a family of drugs, which are generally prescribed to treat depression, panic disorder, general and social anxiety disorder, OCD, bulimia, PTSD, premenstrual dysphonic disorder.

Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) is another class of antidepressants, which are used in treatment of generalized anxiety disorders and different kinds of mood disorders.

Norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (NRIs) are a group of drugs which shows positive effects when treating ADHD, narcolepsy and different sorts of mood disorders, especially major depressive disorder.

Norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitors (NDRIs) are not numerous. These medications show good results in improving symptoms of depression with high level of anxiety, hypersomnia and fatigue of depressed patients.

Norepinephrine-dopamine releasing agents (NDRAs) focus upon the improvement of situation of wakefulness, fatigue and appetite recession.

Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) form a large family of psychoactive drugs, which were very popular in 1960s in treating major depression. Nowadays they still hold their positions, thought generally been oppressed by selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs).

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) are powerful medications, prescribed to treat atypical depressions. The drug also shows good results in smoking cessation.

When taking any of the above listed antidepressants keep strictly to the prescribed dosage and administration. Do not overdose and in case of having any side effect immediately seek medical help. Some treatment can be accompanied with drowsiness, nervousness, anxiety, decreased appetite, insomnia, sexual disfunction.

Beware of the possibility of fatal adverse reaction when having drug interaction, especially with the ones belonging to SSRIs, SNRIs, TCAs or nefazodone, trazodone, amphetamine, methylphenidate, carbamazepine, cyclobenzaprine and others.