Question 1

should i take an antidepressant?

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I don't know: There is not enough information here to provide a very specific response. Antidepressants can be helpful for treatment of anxiety disorders, post traumatic stress disorder, depressive disorders and some forms of pain.

Question 2

what is the most popular antidepressant?

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Possibly: SSRI's are most prescribed.  these are Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, and  Lexapro (escitalopram).

Question 3

what're antidepressant medicines made from?

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Antidepressants Hx: Researchers discovered the first antidepressant purely by chance in the 1950's. The drug was iproniazid which was being used to treat tuberculosis, where one of its side-effects was elevation of mood. After that, a professor in switzerland was treating schizophrenics with Imipramine & found that it relieves depression.

Question 4

what is the most widely used antidepressant?

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Antidepressant: Varies by region , at one time & for long time it was prozac (fluoxetine).

Question 5

what is the most commonly prescribed antidepressant ?

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Zoloft (sertraline): Here are the us sales rankings from 2010:
http://en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/antidepressant#most_commonly_prescribed.

Question 6

what happens if i stop taking antidepressant abruptly?

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Could be a bad idea: Suddenly stopping your antidepressant medication could lead to serious problems called discontinuation syndrome and it is no pleasant at all. Talk to your prescribing doctor to review your reasons for wanting to stop and discuss alternative options or proper ways to stop.

Question 7

could i have gained weight because of the antidepressant?

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Which one?: In general, anything can happen with any patient and any medication.

Question 8

how effective are antidepressants?

Accepted Answer

Anti depressants : Anti depressants do their thing modulating the neuro chemicals within the brain. You must do your thing to deal with the cause of your depression otherwise they will never achieve their function. Hope this helps.

Question 9

could antidepressants really work?

Accepted Answer

Yes. but disputed: According to Kirsch, the mean differences between the antidep. &amp; placebo were small, the differences were in favor of the drugs &amp; they were statistically significant.  What this means is that the drug did appear to have some effect on mood  proven by the data.  This small difference accounted for in 2 ways:1- the active drug actually has an effect, 2-  that their is also a  placebo effect.

Question 10

how can i ask for antidepressants?

Accepted Answer

Let your physician: know what your symptoms. You can ask for medication but ultimately it will be the physician's decision regarding if the medication is indicated. take care.

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