Drugs for Depression and Anxiety Disorders
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
• Citalopram, Escitalopram, Fluoxetine, Fluvoxamine, Paroxetine, Sertraline, Vilazodone
• Anxiety and depression disorders
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder, PTSD
• SERT selective; little effect on NET
• Vilazodone also acts as 5HTIA partial agonist
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors
• Venlafaxine, Desvenlafaxine, Duloxetine, Milnacipran, Levomilnacipran
• Anxiety and depression, ADHD, autism, fibromyalgia, PTSD, menopause symptoms
• Inhibitors of SERT and NET
Tricyclic Antidepressants
Amitriptyline, Clomipramine, Doxepin, Imipramine, Trimipramine, Nortriptyline, Maprotiline, Protriptyline, Desipramine, Amoxapine
• Block SERT, NET, a1, H1 and M1 receptors
• Major depression
Atypical Antipsychotics
• Aripiprazole, Brexpiprazole, Lurasidone, Olanzapine, Quetiapine, Risperidone
• Resistant major depression and psychotic disorders
• Schizophrenia
• Bipolar depression
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
• Isocarboxazid, Phenelzine, Selegiline, Tranylcypromine
• Inhibit MAOA and MAOB to prevent NE, DA, and 5HT breakdown
• Major depression disorders resistant to other antidepressants
Atypical Antidepressants
• Bupropion, Trazodone, Nefazodone, Mirtazapine, Mianserin, Vortioxetine
• Depression
• Smoking cessation (bupropion)
• Insomnia (low-dose trazodone)
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