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SSRIs are modern antidepressants often used as a first-line treatment for major depressive disorder. Common SSRIs include Prozac (fluoxetine), Zoloft (sertraline) and Lexapro (escitalopram ...
For instance, you might start off taking Zoloft but eventually switch to Prozac because its side effects feel less severe. Whatever the reason, switching from one medication to another is totally ...
In adults and children with bipolar disorder, SSRIs may cause a bipolar switch from depression into hypomania/mania, mixed states or rapid cycling. [159] When taken with mood stabilizers, the risk of switching is not increased, however when taking SSRIs as a monotherapy, the risk of switching may be twice or three times that of the average.
This is a complete list of clinically approved prescription antidepressants throughout the world, as well as clinically approved prescription drugs used to augment antidepressants or mood stabilizers, by pharmacological and/or structural classification.
Since then the number of drugs in the SSRI class has become bigger and there are now six (fluoxetine, paroxetine, citalopram, escitalopram, sertraline, and fluvoxamine), [5] [9] as demonstrated in table 1. Table 1 SSRI drugs used to treat depression.
Citalopram, sold under the brand name Celexa among others, is an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class. [7] [10] It is used to treat major depressive disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and social phobia. [7] The antidepressant effects may take one to four weeks to occur. [7]
The underlying reason for its occurrence is unclear. [2] The diagnosis is based on the symptoms. [2] Methods of prevention include gradually decreasing the dose among those who wish to stop, though it is possible for symptoms to occur with tapering. [2] [6] [4] Treatment may include restarting the medication and slowly decreasing the dose. [2]
(mg/day) [4] ~80% SERT occupancy (mg/day) [5] [6] Ratio (dosage / 80% occupancy) Citalopram: 20–40: 40: 0.5–1 Escitalopram: 10–20: 10: 1–2 Fluoxetine: 20–80: 20: 1–4 Fluvoxamine: 50–350: 70: 0.71–5 Paroxetine: 10–60: 20: 0.5–3 Sertraline: 25–200: 50: 0.5–4 Duloxetine: 20–120: 30: 0.67–2 Venlafaxine: 75–375: 75: 1 ...