Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) class of medication that is mainly used to treat moderate to severe pain, depression and anxiety. It works primarily as a pain relief medication and does this by increasing levels of serotonin. The increased Serotonin levels change the way our nerv...
Bupropion is an antidepressant and naltrexone is used for drug addiction. Contrave acts on the brain to reduce appetite and the desire to comfort eat. People on the medication start by taking one tablet each morning and gradually work their way up to taking two tablets twice a day. The slow...
If you have taken an antidepressant in the last14 days, you should not take this medication. MAOIs include: Tranylcypromine (Parnate); Selegiline (a substituted phenethylamine that is used to help control the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease); Phenelzine (Nardil); Isocarboxazid (Marplan). Eve...
Tramadolis a medicine which sold under brand name Ultram and Oltram among others is a synthetic opioid medication which is used to treat moderate to mild pain . It have analgesic effect and also it is used as antidepressant. When it is taken orally in an immediate-release medication ,its on...
Well, the mechanism of action of Addyi is very similar to that which is seen in some types of anti-depressants. In fact,Addyi was originally developed as an antidepressantbefore being re-purposed and re-branded as a libido-boosting treatment for women withhypoactive sexual desire disorder. (...
A pooled analysis of two randomized, placebo-controlled research of extended release quetiapine fumarate adjunctive to antidepressant therapy in patients with main depressive disorder. The efficacy and safety of aripiprazole as adjunctive therapy in main depressive disorder: a multicenter, randomized, ...
This is because it is important to address the negative thought patterns of the patient first and help develop coping strategies. For moderate and severe cases of PPD, treatment usually includes the use of antidepressant medication. Peer counselling and support groups are also almost always included...