Medication...
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About Antidepressant Medications
Antidepressants are medications used to treat the symptoms of depression. They are considered effective and many people find significant relief from depression after a...
Diagnosing Depression
One of the biggest challenges in addressing depression is accurately diagnosing it in the first place. Depression can present vague with confusing symptoms and a...
Drug Interactions
Drug interactions can occur with drugs you may be taking for depression and these can decrease the effectiveness of your medications cause side effects, or even increase...
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a treatment for severe and debilitating mental conditions which may include depression. During the procedure, an electric stimulus is...
Herbal Medicines
Herbal medicines have been used for thousands of years to treat many different ailments and they can be quite helpful for managing the symptoms of depression. Although...
Is Medication Right for My Depression?
Depression comes in many forms and has a number of causes. For this reason, there are also different kinds of treatments for depression. Whether...
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) are an older class of antidepressants that are commonly used if other antidepressant classes do not provide effective results. This...
Mood Stabilisers
Mood stabilisers are medications commonly used to treat bipolar disorders which often accompany depression. They are thought to maintain an individual's mood at a more...
Nutritional Supplements
Many prescription drugs for depression although helpful, can cause severe side effects, there has been a great deal of interest in natural substances to treat the...
SSRI Related Antidepressants
Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are an antidepressant class that affect the release of serotonin. SSRI related antidepressants also influence this brain chemical...
Tricyclic Antidepressants
Tricyclics are an antidepressant class used to treat symptoms of diagnosed depression such as sadness and anxiety. They are termed tricyclic due to their chemical...
Tricyclic Related Antidepressants
Tricyclic related antidepressants are quite similar to the tricyclic class of antidepressants and include tetracyclic antidepressants. Both tricyclics and related...
Types of Antidepressant Medications
On your doctor's recommendation you may decide to treat your depression with antidepressant medication. An antidepressant is a medication taken to ease or eliminate the...
