What are the types of antidepressant medication?
Antidepressants were first used in the late 1950s. Current medical advice is that antidepressants are not addictive. There are several different types of antidepressant treatment available. Following is a general overview: • Tricyclic drugs (TCAs). (sold as Amitriptyline, Imipramine) First available in the 1950s, TCAs are still commonly used to treat depression. They take up to about two weeks to work. • Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) There are three types of MAOIs, phenelzine,(Nardil) isocarboxazid and tranylcypromine, ( Parnate) and moclobemide.
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