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Meds for Depression and Anxiety
Posted By Kelly On Monday, January 11th 2010 under: Question - Answer Tags: Adapin, Anafranil, Antidepressants, Asendin, Aventyl, Depression, Desyrel, Drugs, Effexor, Elavil, Endep, Ludiomil, Luvox, Medications, Norpramin, Pamelor, Paxil, Prozac, Remeron, Serzone, Sinequan, Surmontil, Tofranil, Vivactil, Wellbutrin, Zoloft
Question. Do you have a list of drugs for depression, and non-addictive medications for anxiety? Tricyclics of the older vintage would be helpful.
Answer. I am providing you with a list of commonly used antidepressants, as well as their usual doses:
Maintenance Dosage and Tablet Size for Non-MAOI Antidepressants
Antidepressant
Tablet/capsule sizes
Usual daily adult dose
Amitriptyline (Elavil, Endep)
10, 25, 50, 75, 100, 150 mg
75-250 mg
Amoxapine (Asendin)
25,50, 100, 150 mg
200-300 mg
Bupropion (Wellbutrin)
75, 100 ... Read More
Antidepressants Exacerbating Hypertension
Posted By Kelly On Sunday, December 13th 2009 under: Question - Answer Tags: Antidepressants, Desyrel, Drugs, Effexor, Prozac, Wellbutrin, Zoloft
Question. I have a problem with antidepressants exacerbating my hypertension. Are there any that don't increase blood pressure? Are there new antidepressants that might soon be available?
Answer. There are many antidepressants that do not increase blood pressure for MOST adults, but there are always exceptions. For example, the older tricyclic antidepressants (such as imipramine or nortriptyline) typically result in decreased blood pressure. (Children can sometimes have hypertensive reactions to some ... Read More
