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Two SSRIs, sertraline (Zoloft) and paroxetine (Paxil), are FDA-approved to treat PTSD. Other SSRIs are sometimes prescribed off-label to treat PTSD, meaning they’re used for something they’re ...
Post-traumatic stress disorder . Social anxiety disorder. SSRIs may be used off-label for other conditions like eating disorders, body dysmorphic disorder and PE, to name a few. ... (MAOIs), St ...
This includes post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), social anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The most common SSRIs are: Fluoxetine (Prozac)
Taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) in combination with SSRIs can be fatal, since MAOIs disrupt monoamine oxidase, an enzyme which is needed to break down serotonin and other neurotransmitters. Without monoamine oxidase, the body is unable to eliminate excess neurotransmitters, allowing them to build up to dangerous levels.
Evidence-based, trauma-focused psychotherapy is the first-line treatment for PTSD. [1] [2] [3] Psychotherapy is defined as a treatment where a therapist and patient build a therapeutic relationship and focus on the patient's thoughts, attitudes, affect, behavior, and social development to lessen the patient's psychopathologies and functional impairment.
Antidepressants including MAOIs have some dependence-producing effects, the most notable one being a discontinuation syndrome, which may be severe especially if MAOIs are discontinued abruptly or too rapidly. The dependence-producing potential of MAOIs or antidepressants in general is not as significant as benzodiazepines. Discontinuation ...
Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome is a relatively new phenomenon, being identified and described from 1950s onwards, in parallel with discovery and introduction of modern antidepressant medications, with the first MAOIs, and TCAs introduced from the 1950s onwards and the first SSRIs from the 1980s onwards. [8]
The world of depression treatment options is vast, varied and confusing at times. So many antidepressant medications, so many types of therapy, so many acronyms and so much information.