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&nbsp;Antidepressants are a family of drugs used to treat a wide range of depressions, which can be relatively low and hence easily controlled through mild mediation, or extremely severe leading to a deterioration in health potentially culminating in premature death.&nbsp;<ref>Rang et al. 2007, Rang and dale's Pharmacology, 6th edition, Philadelphia: Elsevier Limited, 537-562</ref>  
Antidepressants are a family of drugs used to treat a wide range of depressions, which can be relatively low and hence easily controlled through mild mediation, or extremely severe leading to a deterioration in health potentially culminating in premature death&nbsp;<ref name="Rang et al.">Rang et al. 2007, Rang and dale's Pharmacology, 6th edition, Philadelphia: Elsevier Limited, 537-562</ref>.


Antidepressants can elevate and reduce the mood of the patient depending on their type and severity of depression. Tricyclic antidepressants and monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAO) are common drugs use to raise the mood of the patients, whereas reserpine, alpha-Methyltryrosine and methyldopa are used to lower the mood of manic patients.&nbsp;<ref>Rang et al. 2007, Rang and dale's Pharmacology, 6th edition, Philadelphia: Elsevier Limited, 537-562</ref>  
Antidepressants can elevate and reduce the mood of the patient depending on their type and severity of depression. [[Tricyclic antidepressants|Tricyclic antidepressants]]&nbsp;(TCAs) and [[Monoamine oxidase inhibitor|monoamine oxidase inhibitors]] (MAOI) are common drugs used to raise the mood of the patients, whereas [[Reserpine|reserpine]], [[Alpha-Methyltryrosine|alpha-Methyltryrosine]] and [[Methyldopa|methyldopa]] are used to lower the mood of manic patients&nbsp;<ref name="Rang et al.">Rang et al. 2007, Rang and dale's Pharmacology, 6th edition, Philadelphia: Elsevier Limited, 537-562</ref>.


Tricyclic antidepressants and monoamine oxidase inhibitors trigger an increase in&nbsp;noradrenaline and serotonin in the brain.<ref>Rang et al. 2007, Rang and dale's Pharmacology, 6th edition, Philadelphia: Elsevier Limited, 537-562</ref>
TCAs and MAOIs trigger an increase in&nbsp;[[Noradrenaline|noradrenaline]] and [[Serotonin|serotonin]] in the [[Brain|brain]]&nbsp;<ref name="Rang et al.">Rang et al. 2007, Rang and dale's Pharmacology, 6th edition, Philadelphia: Elsevier Limited, 537-562</ref> .
 
An example of an antidepressant is Cipramil.
 
SSRIs are another class of antidepressants which are relatively new.&nbsp;<ref>ID: CD001851
AU: Geddes, JR
AU: Freemantle, N
AU: Mason, J
AU: Eccles, MP
AU: Boynton, J
TI: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) versus other antidepressants for depression
SO: The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
YR: 1999
NO: 4
PB: John Wiley &amp; Sons, Ltd
KY: Antidepressive Agents [therapeutic use];Depressive Disorder [drug therapy];Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors [therapeutic use];Humans[checkword]
CC: DEPRESSN
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001851
US: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD001851/abstract</ref>&nbsp;An example of an SSRI is Fluoxetine (Prozac).
 
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Latest revision as of 14:17, 17 October 2016

Antidepressants are a family of drugs used to treat a wide range of depressions, which can be relatively low and hence easily controlled through mild mediation, or extremely severe leading to a deterioration in health potentially culminating in premature death [1].

Antidepressants can elevate and reduce the mood of the patient depending on their type and severity of depression. Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) and monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI) are common drugs used to raise the mood of the patients, whereas reserpine, alpha-Methyltryrosine and methyldopa are used to lower the mood of manic patients [1].

TCAs and MAOIs trigger an increase in noradrenaline and serotonin in the brain [1] .

An example of an antidepressant is Cipramil.

SSRIs are another class of antidepressants which are relatively new. [2] An example of an SSRI is Fluoxetine (Prozac).

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rang et al. 2007, Rang and dale's Pharmacology, 6th edition, Philadelphia: Elsevier Limited, 537-562
  2. ↑ ID: CD001851 AU: Geddes, JR AU: Freemantle, N AU: Mason, J AU: Eccles, MP AU: Boynton, J TI: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) versus other antidepressants for depression SO: The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews YR: 1999 NO: 4 PB: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd KY: Antidepressive Agents [therapeutic use];Depressive Disorder [drug therapy];Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors [therapeutic use];Humans[checkword] CC: DEPRESSN DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001851 US: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD001851/abstract
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