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Antidepressant - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Antidepressant : (noun)
1: any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have
undesirable side effects [syn: antidepressant drug]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Antidepressant : Antidepressant: Anything, and especially a drug, used to prevent or treat depression.
The available antidepressant drugs include the SSRIs or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, MAOIs or monoamine oxidase inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants, tetracyclic antidepressants, and
others.
The SSRIs or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors include:
The MAOIs or monoamine oxidase inhibitors include: - phenelzine (Nardil)
- tranylcypromine (Parnate)
The tricyclic antidepressants include:
The tetracyclic antidepressant is maprotiline (Ludiomil).
Other antidepressant drugs include:
Antidepressants should not be used unless the depression is severe and/or other treatments have failed. As with all drugs, the use of antidepressants requires monitoring for side effects, and
suicide should be considered a possible side effect of the newer antidepressants.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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