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.

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effexor side effects and class action suit

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lexapro personal

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by dayna675 over a year ago

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Lexapro Taper Struggles

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by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

Chelation

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by fernicola1317 over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

What are the symptoms of benzodiazepines withdrawal

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by Mahdi over a year ago

over a year ago by Mahdi

did anyone lose weight just from reducing the dose?

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by ilovebooks! over a year ago

over a year ago by ilovebooks!

pregnancy and prescrbed medications

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by stephanie over a year ago

over a year ago by healthnfitnessguy112567

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