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Medications for depression - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔SSRIs


SNRIs

SDRIs

TCAs

MAOIs


SSRIs - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-Action: inhibit 5-HT reuptake


-Examples: citalopram, escitalopram, fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline

-Adverse effects:

• nausea

• agitation

• diarrhea

• headache


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,• weight gain

• sexual side effects


SNRIs - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-inhibit 5-HT reuptake


-inhibit NE reuptake (↑ energy, focus)

-increase DA in prefrontal cortex (↑ cognition)

-Examples: desvenlafaxine, duloxetine, levomilnacipran, venlafaxine

-Adverse effects:

• elevated blood pressure

• nausea

• sweating

• tremors

• anxiety

• insomnia

• constipation

• anorexia

• sexual dysfunction



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,SDRIs - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-inhibit DA reuptake (↑alertness, motivation)


-inhibit NE reuptake (↑energy)

-Adverse effects:

• agitation

• headache

• dry mouth

• constipation

• weight loss


TCAs - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-Action: inhibits the reuptake of serotonin and

norepinephrine; blocks norepinephrine, histamine, and acetylcholine

receptors

-Examples: amitriptyline, clomipramine, desipramine, doxepin

-Common Side Effects:

• dry mouth

• constipation

• blurred vision



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, • urinary retention

• sedation

• weight gain

• hypotension

• tachycardia

• sexual dysfunction


MAOIs - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-Action: increases norepinephrine and serotonin

by inhibiting the enzyme that inactivates it

-Examples: isocarboxazid, phenelzine, tranylcypromine

-Common Side Effects:

• sedation

• dizziness

• sexual dysfunction

• hypertensive crisis


Prescribing pearls: citalopram (Celexa) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔mild antihistamine

effects



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