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Antidepressant

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>citalopram (Celexa, Cipramil) >escitalopram oxalate (Cipralex, Lexapro) >fluvoxamine maleate (Luvox) >paroxetine (Paxil, Seroxat, Aropax) >fluoxetine (Prozac) >sertraline (Zoloft, Lustral) </LI></UL> The MAOIs or monoamine oxidase inhibitors include:>phenelzine (Nardil) >tranylcypromine (Parnate) </LI></UL>The tricyclic antidepressants include: > >amitriptyline (Elavil, Endep) >clomipramine (Anafranil) >desipramine (Norpramin, Pertofrane) >doxepin (Adapin, Sinequan) >imipramine (Tofranil) >nortryptyline (Pamelor) >protriptyline (Vivactil) >trimipramine (Surmontil) </LI></UL> The tetracyclic antidepressant is maprotiline (Ludiomil).

Other antidepressant drugs include: > >bupropion (Wellbutrin) >buspirone (Buspar) >duloxetine (Cymbalta) >mirtazapine (Remeron, Zispin, Avanza, Norset, Remergil) >nefazodone (Serzone) >reboxetine (Edronax, Vestra) >trazodone (Desyrel) >venlafaxine (Effexor) </LI></UL> Antidepressants should not be used unless the depression is severe and/or other treatments have failed.

As with all drugs, the use of antidepressants requires monitoring for side effects, and suicide should be considered a possible side effect of the newer antidepressants.

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