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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.

Bad withdrawal from Escitalopram! I developed a cough and body spasms

Lonely, tearful, sad, and despondent. Been weaning off Escitalopram because of weight gain and " manic highs" then desperate loss. Doc gave me plan for withdrawal from 20 mg but it was the " miss a day" type of plan which did not seem logical, so I have been tapering down gradually eg to 15 mg for 2...

by User avatar Notcoping361119

trazadone withdrawal

My doctor prescribed me Trazodone, and for about a year, I have been taken one 50 mg tablet per night. It really helped me fall asleep and I felt much better after getting sufficient amount of rest, due to this medicine. Recently my life is somewhat normalized and I decided to stop taking the...

by User avatar schlenker2115

Alternative meds for depression

Answered by a doctor

Hi, I would like some information concerning alternative treatment for depression. I wanted to take capsules of St. Johnswort as an a natural antidepressant. Is it safe and how long can I use these?

by User avatar Guest

natural antidepressants

Hi to everyone. Is there any herb that works as a natural antidepressant? If it is I would like to know which one. Thank you in advance.

by User avatar Guest

Prozac, Thyroxine and weight gain?

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Can you help please? I am struggling with my weight gain and have read that Prozac (I'm on 40mcg per day) taken over a long period may contribute to this. I also have an underactive Thyroid and take levothyroxine (100mcg per day). I have been on a healthy low fat/low carb but not drastic diet and...

by User avatar ghecko07

question on effexor

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does effexor help with quitting smoking the way wellbutrin helps?

by User avatar Guest

cutting off SSRI's, now feeling like being briefly high, with very physical rushes hitting your head

Hello there. I've been treating my anxiety for over two years with cipralex and trazodil. And lately at the suggestion of my therapist have stopped taking my cipralex. It's been two weeks since i made the cut, and ever since then i've been having this weird feeling that kept on hitting...

by User avatar uriyasama360489

Zoloft, taken irregularly, was the culprit for me

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Hi, I had the same crazy deja vu followed by what felt like a very physical anxiety attack. dizziness, heart felt too big in my chest making me unable to breathe. "I have to lie down, something is very wrong..." The deja vu was a big clue because it felt so neurological. I was so so so grateful when...

by User avatar Lisa

elevil side effects

I have been suffering from chronic headache for years. I was on 50mg daily treatment with Elavil tablets for period of one month, and now my doctor increased up to 100 mg. I have heard that I could be experiencing physical reaction on Elavil that I am not aware of. Can someone provide me...

by User avatar Guest

Going from Cymbalta to Effexor XR

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I hope that you could help me because I am not so sure about my doctor! I am going from Cymbalta to Effexor XR and it is not an easy process. I am trying to get of from Cymbalta because I could not stand side effects any more. But I am in only reducing C dosage for now and already started taking...

by User avatar quint32617