Monday, January 10, 2011

ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUGS

Antidepressant drugs are commonly used or prescribed to alleviate psychological problems . This drugs relieves patient from depression a psycheatric disorder acting on Central Nervous System . These drugs may be Allopathic, Ayurvedic, Homeopathic, Herbal type .
Antidepressant drugs belongs to Allopathic Medicine are classified in following way :
1-MAO Inhibitors : Isocarboxazid , Selegeline .
2-TCAs : Doxepine , Amitriptyline .
3-SNRIs : Fluoxetine , Ascitalopram , Citalopram .
4-Miscellaneous drugs : Buspirone etc .
Herbal drugs considered as Antidepressant drugs are Saffron , Lavender etc .
Anti depressionts have to be used only with doctor's advise and these are not OTC products

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