Antidepressant

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Contents 1 Broader Terms 2 Narrower Terms 3 Related Terms 4 Scope Note 5 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Broader Terms

psychopharmacologic agent

Narrower Terms

bupropion, citalopram, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, MAO inhibitor, paroxetine, phenelzine, sertraline, tricyclic antidepressant, venlafaxine

Related Terms

gabapentin

Scope Note

mood-stimulating drugs used primarily in the treatment of affective disorders and related conditions.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• A popular herbal antidepressant is St John's Wort, or Hypericum (see alternative treatments).
• This can occur when an antidepressant is taken either with another antidepressant, with certain recreational and other drugs (see below), or more rarely, even when one antidepressant is taken alone.
• edu AN SSRI ANTIDEPRESSANT IS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE FOR DEPRESSED, HOSPITALIZED HEART PATIENTS The drug may also reduce future cardiovascular events EMBARGOED UNTIL TUESDAY, AUG.
• "For many of us, going off our antidepressant is as unthinkable as a diabetic going off his insulin.
• Switching to another antidepressant is an option, as are combination and augmentation strategies.

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