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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