| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Celexa-SSRI | citalopram |
| Lexapro-SSRI | Escitalopram |
| Prozac-SSRI | Fluoxetine |
| Paxil-SSRI | Paroxetine |
| Desyrel-SSRI | Trazodone |
| Zoloft-SSRI | Sertraline |
| Effexor-SSNRI | Venlafaxine |
| Cymbalta-SSRI | Duloxetine |
| Elavil-SNRI | Amitriptiline |
| Anafranil-SRI | Clomipramine |
| Norpramin-NRI | Desipramine |
| Adapin, Sinequan-NRI | Doxepin |
| Tofranil-SNRI | Imipramine |
| Pamelor-NRI | Nortriptiline |
| MAOI | particularly effective in treating atypical depression, and have also shown efficacy in helping people who want to quit smoking. |
| MAOI | Due to potentially lethal dietary and drug interactions, had been reserved as a last line of defense |
| SSRI | used in the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, and some personality disorders. Also premature ejaculation problems. |
| SSRI | increase the extracellular level of the neurotransmitter serotonin by inhibiting its reuptake into the presynaptic cell, increasing the level of serotonin available to bind to the postsynaptic receptor |
| Tricyclic | Clinical depression, neuropathic pain,but also for headache, anxiety, insomnia, smoking cessation, nocturnal enuresis, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD. |
| Tricyclic | inhibiting the re-uptake of the neurotransmitters norepinephrine and serotonin by neurons. Also agonist muscarinic and histamine H1 (sedative effects) |
Combine with other sets
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