Depression drugs and antidepressants information
Antidepressants
Anti-Depressant Drugs
This is a list of popular drugs for treating depression symptoms. This list is informational, and is not intended for self diagnosis. Use any depression treatment drugs only with your doctor’s permission and prescription.
You may not need drugs to heal depression. For more information on this, go to this depression information website. On the other hand, some types of depression may only respond to drugs. Obviously, the kind of drugs your doctor may prescribe will depend on the type of depression you are diagnosed with.
amitriptyline - brand names: Elavil, Endep
bupropion - brand names: Wellbutrin, Wellbutrin SR
buspirone - brand name: Buspar
citalopram - brand name: Celexa
desipramine - brand name: Norpramin
escitalopram - brand name: Lexapro
fluoxetine - brand name: Prozac
fluvoxamine - brand name: Luvox
imipramine - brand name: Tofranil
lithium - brand names: Eskalith, Lithobid
mirtazapine - brand name: Remeron
nefazodone - brand name: Serzone
nortriptyline - brand names: Pamelor, Aventyl
paroxetine - brand names: Paxil, Paxil CR
sertraline - brand name: Zoloft
trazodone - brand name: Desyrel
trimipramine - brand name: Surmontil
venlafaxine - brand name: Effexor
These are not the only drugs available. All of these drugs have side effects. Most of them affect your neurotransmitters, how messages are delivered in the brain. If your doctor prescribes antidepressant drugs, insure that you ask what the side affects are. Also ask how long you are expected to take the drugs before your depression is healed. If your doctor recommends taking the drugs for longer than six months, get a second opinion. Go see a psychiatrist and see if they can come up with a plan for healing your depression that does not involve life long prescription.