Is cymbalta the same as effexor?
Cymbalta is an SSNRI (Selective Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor) and Effexor is an SSRI (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor). Serotonin and Norepinephrine are both chemicals called neurotransmitters, and they are involved in many functions in the brain. Depression is just one of a number of things that these chemicals are involved in. An SSRI is a medication that increases the amount of serotonin, which is a particular chemical in the brain, and it’s one of a number of different types of anti-depressants that are available today. The SSRIs are probably the most commonly used medications. The SSRIs are drugs like Prozac (fluoxetine), Zoloft (sertraline), Paxil (paroxetine), Luvox (fluvoxamine maleate), citalopram (Celexa) and Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate). In SSNRI, the “N” stands for norepinephrine, so the SSNRIs are drugs that work on increasing both serotonin and another chemical called norepinephrine in the brain. Effexor (venlafaxine) would be an SSNRI. There also
