Among all types of depression manic depressive disorder or bipolar disorder is by far the least common. Nonetheless, according to recent studies and depending on the interpretation of the results of these studies about 1.3 to 6.4 percent of the population can be classified as having manic depressive disorder. This type of depression is characterized by mood swings between severe emotional lows (the depressive state) and highs (the manic state. In general manic depressive disorder is categorized as either Bipolar Type I or Bipolar Type II – the former defined by mania in its extreme form, the latter characterized by a less extreme expression of mania called hypo-mania. Read the rest of this entry »

Prozac (fluoxetine)

Prozac (Fluoxetine) is in a class of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI).

Prozac is used to treat depression, panic disorder,obsessive-compulsive disorders, and bulimia (binge eating and purging). Prozac is also used to treat premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), symptoms of which occur in the week or two before a woman’s menstrual period and commonly include irritability. Read the rest of this entry »

Elavil (Amitriptyline)

Elavil is in a class of drugs called tricyclic antidepressants. Elavil (Amitriptyline) affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause depression.

Elavil (Amitriptyline)is used to relieve symptoms of depression such as feelings of worthlessness, sadness, or guilt; loss of interest in daily activities; tiredness; insomnia; sleeping too much; and thoughts of death or suicide. Read the rest of this entry »

Effexor (venlafaxine)

Effexor is in a new class of anti-depressant medications that affects chemical messengers within the brain.

Effexor (Venlafaxine) is used to treat depression, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and social anxiety disorder (social phobia). Read the rest of this entry »

Desyrel (trazodone)

Trazodone is an antidepressant medication. It works by changing the actions of chemicals in the brain.

Trazodone is used to relieve symptoms of depression such as worthlessness; feelings of sadness, loss of interest in daily activities; tiredness; sleeping too much; changes in appetite; insomnia; and thoughts of death or suicide. Read the rest of this entry »

Paxil (Paroxetine)

Paxil is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) . Paxil (Paroxetine) is used to treat depression, social anxiety disorder (social phobia), panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and generalized anxiety disorders (GAD).Paxil affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause depression, panic, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Read the rest of this entry »

Celexa (Citalopram)

Celexa is an antidepressant medication that affects neurotransmitters, the chemicals that nerves within the brain use to communicate with each other. Celexa is in a class of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Celexa (Citalopram) works by affecting chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause depression. Read the rest of this entry »

Pamelor (nortriptyline)

Pamelor is an depression treatment medicine of the tri-cyclic antidepressants class. D Nortriptyline Pamelor works by raising the level of neurotransmitters in brain tissue.

Pamelor (Nortriptyline) is used to treat symptoms of depression such as feelings of sadness, loss of interest in daily activities; worthlessness; tiredness; changes in appetite; insomnia; thoughts of death or suicide. Read the rest of this entry »

Buspar (buspirone)
Buspar is used to treat anxiety. Buspar works by stimulating serotonin type 1A receptors on nerves . Unlike the other prescribed antianxiety medications of the benzodiazepines class (e.g., lorazepam, diazepam, clonazepam, alprazolam; ) , Buspar (buspirone) does not cause sedation. Read the rest of this entry »