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Prescribed Medications
| 1. | fluoxetine(Prozac , others...) | ||
| 2. | paroxetine(Paxil , others...) | ||
| 3. | sertraline(Zoloft ) | ||
| 4. | citalopram(Celexa ) | ||
| 5. | venlafaxine(Effexor , Effexor XR) | ||
| 6. | phenelzine(Nardil ) | ||
| 7. | nefazodone(Serzone ) | ||
| 8. | escitalopram(Lexapro ) | ||
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While individual supportive psychotherapy is the treatment of choice for PPD, medications are sometimes used on a limited basis to treat related symptoms. If, for example, the patient is very anxious, anti-anxiety drugs may be prescribed.
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FLUOXETINE (floo OX e teen) belongs to a class of drugs known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). It helps to treat mood problems such as depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, and panic attacks. It can also treat certain eating disorders.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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FLUOXETINE (floo OX e teen) belongs to a class of drugs known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). It is used for premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). PMDD causes intense mood and physical symptoms a week or two before your period every month. This drug helps improve mood swings, tiredness, tension, and breast tenderness.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antidepressant; a selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).
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FLUOXETINE (floo OX e teen) belongs to a class of drugs known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). The weekly capsules can treat mood problems such as depression.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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FLUOXETINE (floo OX e teen) belongs to a class of drugs known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). It can treat mood problems such as depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, and panic attacks. It can also treat certain eating disorders.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Fluoxetine is an antidepressant of the type known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors(SSRI). It is sold in the United States under the brand names Prozac and Sarafem.Fluoxetine is used to treat depression, premenstrual syndrome, bulimia, an...
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Paroxetine is an antidepressant of the type known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors(SSRI). It is sold in the United States under the brand name Paxil.Paroxetine is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration(FDA) for treatm...
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PAROXETINE (pa ROX e teen) is used to treat depression. It may also be used to treat anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic attacks, post traumatic stress, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antidepressant; selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).
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PAROXETINE (pa ROX e teen) is used to treat depression. It may also be used to treat anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic attacks, post traumatic stress, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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PAROXETINE (pa ROX e teen) is used to treat depression. It may also be used to treat anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic attacks, post traumatic stress, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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SERTRALINE (SER tra leen) is used to treat depression. It may also be used to treat obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, post-trauma stress, premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) or social anxiety.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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SERTRALINE (SER tra leen) is used to treat depression. It may also be used to treat obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, post-trauma stress, premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) or social anxiety.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antidepressant; selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).
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Sertraline is an antidepressant that belongs to the class of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors(SSRIs). In the in United States it is sold under the brand name Zoloft.Sertraline is used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive d...
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CITALOPRAM (sye TAL oh pram) is a medicine for depression.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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CITALOPRAM (sye TAL oh pram) is used to treat depression.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antidepressant; selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).
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Citalopram is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor(SSRI) antidepressant drug that is sold in the United States under brand name Celexa.Citalopram is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration(FDA) for the treatment of depressio...
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Venlafaxine is an antidepressant available in the United States under the trade name of Effexor or Effexor XR.Venlafaxine is used to treat depression and generalized anxiety disorder. It has also been used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder an...
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VENLAFAXINE (VEN la fax een) is used to treat depression, anxiety and panic disorder.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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VENLAFAXINE (VEN la fax een) is used to treat depression, anxiety and panic disorder.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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A selective serotonin- and norepinephrine-reuptake inhibitor (SNRI); antidepressant and anxiolytic agent.
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PHENELZINE (FEN el zeen) is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI). It is used to treat depression in patients who may also have anxiety. This medicine is usually only used when other medicines have not helped.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Hydrazine-derivative, MAO inhibitor antidepressant.
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Phenelzine is classified as a monoamine oxidase(MAO) inhibitor. In the United States, phenelzine is sold under the brand name Nardil.Phenelzine is used to treat certain types of serious depression and severe depression complicated by severe anxiet...
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NEFAZODONE (nef AY zoe done) is used to treat depression.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antidepressant; serotonin modulator.
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Nefazodone is a prescription antidepressant. Nefazodone is available in the United States under the trade name of Serzone.Nefazodone is used to treat depression.
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ESCITALOPRAM (es sye TAL oh pram) is used to treat depression and certain types of anxiety.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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ESCITALOPRAM (es sye TAL oh pram) is used to treat depression and certain types of anxiety.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antidepressant; selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) and S -enantiomer of citalopram.
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