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Premenstrual dysphoric disorder, or PMDD, can cause mood swings before your period. Doctors share remedies to treat the disorder. PMDD treatment: Doctors share remedies and medications that may ...
Sertraline, sold under the brand name Zoloft among others, is an antidepressant medication of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class [10] used to treat major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder. [11]
These are the most common antidepressants prescribed to patients: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) Tricyclic antidepressants ...
Zoloft can be used to help people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and social anxiety disorder. Prozac, on the other hand, can be used as a ...
A 2008 Cochrane Collaboration meta-analysis concluded that "The available evidence suggests that the hypericum extracts tested in the included trials a) are superior to placebo in patients with major depression; b) are similarly effective as standard antidepressants; c) and have fewer side effects than standard antidepressants. The association ...
Zoloft – an antidepressant of the SSRI class; Zonegran (zonisamide) – an anticonvulsant used to treat other seizures; Zulresso (brexanolone) – a GABA modulator antidepressant; Zyban (bupropion) – same active ingredient as Wellbutrin, but marketed as a smoking cessation aid
Tricyclic antidepressants are older antidepressants that, due to their side effect profiles, typically aren’t prescribed as first-line depression treatments today.
SSRI antidepressants all have the same mechanism of action and are at least 10-fold more selective for 5-HT re-uptake inhibition than for NE re-uptake inhibition. However, despite the sharing of the same mechanism of action, SSRIs differ in their potency and selectivity in inhibiting 5-HT re-uptake and many of them have important effects on ...