Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Following a single oral dose of sertraline, mean peak blood levels of sertraline occur between 4.5 and 8.4 hours. [5] Bioavailability is likely linear and dose-proportional over a dose range of 150 to 200 mg. [5] Concomitant intake of sertraline with food slightly increases sertraline peak levels and total exposure. [5]
This is a list of psychiatric medications used by psychiatrists and other physicians to treat mental illness or distress.. The list is ordered alphabetically according to the condition or conditions, then by the generic name of each medication.
This is a complete list of clinically approved prescription antidepressants throughout the world, as well as clinically approved prescription drugs used to augment antidepressants or mood stabilizers, by pharmacological and/or structural classification.
Changing your dosage or abruptly stopping your medication could cause you to experience antidepressant withdrawal symptoms like those electric shocks — also known as “brain zaps.” Switching ...
Dosage range (mg/day) [4] ~80% SERT occupancy (mg/day) [5] [6] Ratio (dosage / 80% occupancy) Citalopram: 20–40: 40: 0.5–1 Escitalopram: 10–20: 10: 1–2 Fluoxetine: 20–80: 20: 1–4 Fluvoxamine: 50–350: 70: 0.71–5 Paroxetine: 10–60: 20: 0.5–3 Sertraline: 25–200: 50: 0.5–4 Duloxetine: 20–120: 30: 0.67–2 Venlafaxine: 75 ...
[83] [85] [86] Higher doses of antidepressants seem to be more likely to produce emotional blunting than lower doses. [83] It can be decreased by reducing dosage, discontinuing the medication, or switching to a different antidepressant that may have less propensity for causing this side effect.
[17] [18] SERT inhibition is implicated in the antidepressant activity of SSRIs. 70-80% inhibition of SERT is usually necessary to induce antidepressant effects and higher dosage does not induce greater antidepressant effects for average patients. Higher dosage does, however, increase the incidence and severity of adverse events associated with ...
A meta-analysis examined the effectiveness of psychotherapy for depression across ages from younger than 13 years to older than 75 years. It summarizes results from 366 trials included 36,702 patients.