Antidepressant

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 .

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 .

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

An example of an antidepressant is Cipramil.