The Booklets:

Antidepressant Medicines

Antidepressant (an-ti-dee-press'-ent) medicines fall into three groups. First, there is a group of medicines called "cyclic" (sick'-lik). Cyclic medicines were developed before the late 1980. Second, there is an older group of medicines called "MAOIs." Third, there is a new group of medicines called "SSRIs" the terms MAOI and SSRI say something about the way these medicines work in our bodies. But we do not need to know about this to use these medicines wisely.

Table of Contents:

Antidepressant Medicines

1. Cyclic Antidepressants
2. The MAOIs
3. SSRI and SSRI-like Antidepressants

Uses for Antidepressants

1. Depression
2. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
3. Other Uses

Side Effects

1. Cyclic Antidepressants
2. MAOI Antidepressants
3. SSRI and SSRI-like Antidepressants

Doses

1. Cyclic Antidepressants
2. MAOI Antidepressants
3. SSRI and SSRI-like Antidepressants

Common Interactions

1. Cyclic Antidepressants
2. MAOI Antidepressants
3. SSRI and SSRI-like Antidepressants

Starting and Stopping Medicine

1. Starting Up Medicine
2. How Long WIll I Take This Medicine?