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  2. SSRIs: Everything You Need to Know Before Starting Them - AOL

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    In fact, since SSRIs are typically better tolerated with a lower risk of side effects, some studies have shown that fewer patients discontinue SSRI therapy than with alternative antidepressants.

  3. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor - Wikipedia

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    Further, they have fewer and milder side effects. Tricyclic antidepressants also have a higher risk of serious cardiovascular side effects, which SSRIs lack. SSRIs act on signal pathways such as cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) on the postsynaptic neuronal cell, which leads to the release of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). BDNF ...

  4. Switching Antidepressants: Safety, Side Effects & Other ... - AOL

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    Some antidepressants, including commonly prescribed ones from the class known as SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), can cause sexual side effects such as erectile dysfunction ...

  5. Escitalopram (Lexapro): Everything You Need to Know Before ...

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    These side effects are common to all SSRIs, and most are minor and temporary. But some can be serious — especially during the first weeks of use, and doubly especially for those under the age of ...

  6. Late life depression - Wikipedia

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    Only 10% to 40% of depressed elderly patients are given medication. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, commonly referred to as SSRIs, are considered first line pharmacotherapy for depression in late life as they are more tolerable and safer than other antidepressants. [37]

  7. Sertraline - Wikipedia

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    Sertraline used for the treatment of depression in elderly (older than 60) patients is superior to placebo and comparable to another SSRI fluoxetine, and tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) amitriptyline, nortriptyline and imipramine. Sertraline has much lower rates of adverse effects than these TCAs, with the exception of nausea, which occurs ...

  8. SSRI Alternatives for Depression & Anxiety - AOL

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    SSRIs are generally less likely to cause side effects than older antidepressants, but adverse effects still happen for some people. Common SSRI side effects include nausea, agitation, anxiety ...

  9. Serotonin syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The relative risk and severity of serotonergic side effects and serotonin toxicity, with individual drugs and combinations, is complex. SS has been reported in patients of all ages, including the elderly, children, and even newborn infants due to in utero exposure.