| Depression is a mental disorder that affects a person's | | | | IxelÂ(R)/ France), desipramine (tradenames |
| moods. It affects millions of people around the world. | | | | NorpramineÂ(R), PertofraneisÂ(R)), |
| People with depression may feel sad, angry, irritable, | | | | duloxetine (tradename CymbaltaÂ(R)) |
| tired, confused, guilty, hopeless or worthless. When a | | | | In the market, there are also antidepressants that don't |
| person is diagnosed with depression, it's bad news for | | | | fall in the above categories available such as |
| himself and his family. It's painful for the person and | | | | buproprion (Wellbutrin), nefazodone (Serzone), |
| can also be difficult for the person's family. Depression | | | | trazodone (Desyrel), venlafaxine (Effexor), and |
| if left untreated could get worse. It will affect a | | | | mirtazapine (Remeron). |
| person's ability to function in daily life and work. Worst | | | | Certain antidepressants cause side effects. In most |
| still, depression even may lead a person to suicide. | | | | cases, side effect disappears once a person's body |
| A serious disease depression may be, it is treatable. | | | | has adjusted to the medicines. Sometimes people on |
| Proper treatment can help people with depression get | | | | antidepressants may feel worse before feeling better. |
| back to normal daily activities. | | | | It takes time for depression medication to work |
| Main treatments for depression are antidepressants | | | | correctly. |
| and psychotherapy. Antidepressants are medicines | | | | Besides taking medications, psychotherapy or talk |
| that help to relieve depression so that a person | | | | therapy can be also of help to depressed individuals. It |
| suffering from depression can function more normally. | | | | includes short-term therapy sessions, usually from ten |
| There are mainly four types of antidepressants: | | | | to twenty weeks. Positive results for the depression |
| 1. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) - | | | | patients will generally be showing up after one or more |
| Celexa (citalopram), Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate), | | | | sessions of psychotherapy. This type of depression |
| Luvox (fluvoxamine), Paxil (paroxetine), Prozac | | | | treatment actually helps the individuals by slowly |
| (fluoxetine), Zoloft (sertraline). These antidepressants | | | | making them open up about their feelings, the root of |
| help the brain absorb the chemical serotonin. 2. | | | | their problems, most important of all, the root of their |
| Tricyclics antidepressants (TCAs) - Adapin (doxepin), | | | | depression. Healthy verbal exchanges between the |
| Anafranil,(clomipramine), Elavil (amitriptyline), Endep | | | | cognitive behavior therapist and the depression patient |
| (amitriptyline), Ludiomil (maprotiline), Norpramin | | | | is great depression treatment that'll positively affect |
| (desipramine), Pamelor (nortryptyline), Pertofrane | | | | the depression patients by helping them discuss and |
| (desipramine), Sinequan (doxepin), Surmontil | | | | talk about whatever they've been keeping inside. |
| (trimipramine), Tofranil (imipramine), Vivactil (protriptyline) | | | | Even though either medication or psychotherapy |
| 3. Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) - Nardil | | | | works independently all by itself, many experts feel |
| (phenelzine), Parnate (tranylcypromine) 4. Serotonin | | | | combination of both medication and psychotherapy |
| norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) - venlafaxine | | | | can work more effectively to help depressed |
| (tradenames Effexor XRÂ(R), EfexorÂ(R)), | | | | individuals overcome depression and become mentally |
| nefazodone (tradename SerzoneÂ(R)), | | | | healthy. |
| milnacipran (tradename DalcipranÂ(R)/ Portugal; | | | | |