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Antidepressants

Are you on antidepressants, about to start, or hoping to come off them? Antidepressants can be divided into the following classes: Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), Norepinephrine/noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (NRIs aka NERIs/NARIs), Dopamine reuptake inhibitors (DRIs), Opioids, Selective serotonin reuptake enhancers (SSREs), Novel antidepressants and Tetracyclic antidepressants. Discuss the benefits and disadvantages of different types of antidepressants on this forum, and share your experience.

SSRI's causing Abdominal pain

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My 30 year old sister is now on Prozac for she’s been diagnosed with moderate depression and is prescribed SSRI’s, until recently she’s been on paxil and zoloft, and they seemed to work well. But since recently she has nausea and vomiting and I wonder if SSRI’s causing abdominal pain. I...

by User avatar Guest

effexor and weight gain GOOD NEWS!!!

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I HAVE GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE!! I too am in my forties and had been taking effexor for 2 1/2 years, and I was unable to lose weight the entire time I was on it, and I gained 25 lbs. I went off the effexor cold turkey and even 3 months after I quit taking it, I still could not lose weight. I work...

by User avatar Nancy J.33590

cirpramal

My wife was few weeks on Cipramil, 30 mg daily, and she felt ok after, but she continued taking the pills few days after. Her doctor didn’t prescribe her for that long. She doesn’t want listen to me. I am afraid of the possible side effects that may occur from Cipramil. I would like to know...

by User avatar Guest

Been on ssri's for a very long time

Hi, I am 42 years old female and I am on ssris for a very long time. I was talking with one of my friends and she told me to consult doctor because she thinks such long use of antidepressants may be dangerous for my heath. I would like to know something more about this. Thanx.

by User avatar eula107655802

Is Fluoxetine only antidepressant approved for children?

Hello, my son is 7 years old and I am afraid that he is suffering from some sort of depression. We thought that he was just a bit shy, but the doctors said that he is depressed and that he needs both therapy and medications. So, we would like to know if Fluoxetine is the only anti depressant...

by User avatar hamel50659

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by User avatar Guest

I have no personality since I started taking these drugs

Hi, I am a twenty six years old man. A month ago I started working at a new job. It was all great. During that time, I started taking some antidepressants. Now everybody is avoiding me. It is as if I am not even there. Nobody wants to talk to me anymore. I think that it is because I have no...

by User avatar clifford31767

How to tapper Effexor?

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It looks like almost everyone I know is suffering from depression, with mild and severe symptoms. This includes me, too. I have been having these problems ever since my mother died. At the same time, I started with a new job, very stressful and hard. Ever since, I have been falling into depression...

by User avatar rosetta35173

Lexapro side effects

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I've been taking Lexapro for 2 1/2 years for anxiety and depression. In the begining it worked fabulously. My bouts of sudden rage and then horrible sadness were gone. I felt like I could finally be a normal person. I was a better wife, a better mother, and I could function at my stressful job. But...

by User avatar eshadey100676

If you are thinking of getting off Effexor XR - TAPER-

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If you have just quit Effexor cold turkey in the last few days or are thinking of going off please consider tapering. Don't make the withdrawal worse by simply going cold turkey!!!! If you just stopped taking it cold turkey within the last 5 days , I would suggest going back on so you can ease...

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