Antidepressants
There are a few important things you need to mention to your doctor before he/she prescribes antidepressants. |
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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI’S)
These are among the newer antidepressants, which have been available from 1988. They act on the neurotransmitter serotonin. |
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Tricyclics
This is an older group of drugs, which has been in use since 1957. These drugs affect predominantly noradrenaline. |
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Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOI’s)
This is an older group of antidepressants, which is used less frequently today. These agents act by inhibiting an enzyme called monoamine oxidase which usually breaks down serotonin, noradrenaline and dopamine in the brain. |
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Other antidepressants
These antidepressants do not fit into the aforementioned groups and many of them are newer agents. |
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What is a psychiatrist?
A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who has specialised in psychiatry. Psychiatrists can prescribe medication and psychotherapy to treat depression and other mental illnesses. |
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Antidepressants are not helping me
You've taken the responsible step to tackle your depression head-on and to seek treatment. However, it's a few weeks down the line and you are still not feeling better. |
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More drugs, fewer couches used to treat depression
More Americans are seeking help for depression than did so a decade ago, but they're popping more pills and spending less time on the couch, a new study says.
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Antidepressants and your libido
The "new generation" of antidepressants have few side-effects compared to earlier medication, but can it cause problems when you least expect it to? |
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New antidepressants also depress libido
If you're taking an antidepressant, you should know that even the newer drugs can dim your libido. |
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Will antidepressants affect my libido?
Many people who take antidepressants report that their libido, or sex drive, becomes much lower than it used to be. |
