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Georgia Public Defender Standards Council

Antidepressants

These medications can treat but are not limited to Depressive Disorders, Bi-Polar (Manic-Depressive), and features including Catatonic, and Atypical. A number of antidepressants are approved to treat anxiety disorders. Several related symptoms include sad mood, diminished interest, weight change, increase or decrease in sleep needed, loss of energy, problems concentrating, thoughts of death.

Adapin, Sinequan (Doxepin)- an antidepressant, is used to treat depression and anxiety.

Anafranil (Clomipramine) – an antidepressant, is used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorders.

Asendin (Amoxapine) – an antidepressant, is used to treat depression.

Aventyl (Nortriptyline)- an antidepressant, is used to treat depression

Celexa (Citalopram) – is used to treat mental depression.

Cymbalta (Duloxetine) – is used to treat depression. Duloxetine is also used to treat pain and tingling caused by diabetic neuropathy.

Desyrel (Trazodone) – used to relieve mental depression and depression that sometimes occurs with anxiety, can act like a sedative.

Effexor, Effexor XR (Venlafaxine) – used to treat depression, generalized anxiety disorder ( excessive worrying that is difficult to control ) and social anxiety disorder ( extreme fear of interacting with others or performing in front of others that interferes with normal life).

Elavil, (Amitriptyline) – used to treat symptoms of depression.

Lexapro (Escitalopram) – Second generation Celexa, used to treat depression and generalized anxiety disorder (excessive worrying that is difficult to control ).

Ludiomil ( Maprotiline) – used to relieve mental depression, including anxiety that sometimes occurs with depression.

Luvox (Fluvoxamine) – used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder ( bothersome thoughts that won’t go away and the need to perform certain actions over and over).

Marplan (Isocaroxazid) – an antidepressant, is used to treat depression.

Norpramin (Desipramine) – an antidepressant, is used to treat depression.

Pamelor ( Nortriptyline) – an antidepressant is used to treat depression.

Paxil (Paroxetine) – used to treat depression, panic disorder (sudden, unexpected attacks of extreme fear and worry about these attacks ), and social anxiety disorder (extreme fear of interacting with others or performing in front of others that interferes with normal life).

Pertofane (Desipramine) – an antidepressant, is used to treat depression.

Prozac (Fluoxentine) – is used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder ( bothersome thoughts that won’t go away and the need to perform certain actions over and over ), some eating disorders, and panic attacks (sudden, unexpected attacks of extreme fear and worry about these attacks).

Remeron (Mirtazapine) – an antidepressant or mood elevator, is used to treat depression

Serzone (Nefazadone) – used to treat mental depression. Causes serious problems with the liver.

Sinequan (Doxepin) – an antidepressant, is used to treat depression and anxiety.

Surmontil (Trimipramine) – is used to treat depression.

Trofranil (Imipramine) – an antidepressant, is used to treat depression and Panic Disorder.

Vivactil (Protriptyline) – is used to treat depression.

Wellbutrin (Bupropion) – Wellbutrin, Wellbutrin SR, Wellbutrin XL) is used to treat depression, sometimes used to treat bipolar depression and attention deficit disorder.

Zoloft (Sertraline) – is used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (bothersome thoughts that won’t go away and the need to perform certain actions over and over), panic attacks (sudden, unexpected attacks of extreme fear and worry about these attacks), posttraumatic stress disorder (disturbing psychological symptoms that develop after a frightening experience), and social anxiety disorder (extreme fear of interacting with others or performing in front of others that interferes with normal life).