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A member asked:
Best medication for depression for someone who has a traumatic brain injury?
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Medication is not a: Cure but it can help decrease u symptoms . Usually ssri is a good choice.
Answered 11/27/2017
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Careful: You must be careful with antidepressants. Of the available ones, seratonin reuptake inhibitors are probably the safest. i.e. Prozac, Zoloft (sertraline). Other antidepressants such as tricyclic antidepressants and buproprion have the possibility of causing seizures i brain injured individuals.
Answered 5/25/2015
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