Antidepressant Medications

Antidepressant Medications

 

Name Indication, starting dose, target symptoms, and affected neurotransmitters Half-life (T1/2)

CYP450 enzyme

Notes/Notable side effects/Precautions
SSRIs
Citalopram

(Celexa)

 

     
Escitalopram (Lexapro)

 

     
Fluoxetine

(Prozac)

 

     
Fluvoxamine

(Luvox)

 

     
Paroxetine

(Paxil)

 

     
Sertraline

(Zoloft)

 

     
SNRIs
Venlafaxine

(Effexor)

     
Desvenlafaxine

(Pristiq)

     
Duloxetine

(Cymbalta)

     
Other
Mirtazapine

(Remeron)

     
Trazadone

(Desyrel)

     
Vilazodone

(Viibryd)

     
Vortioxetine

(Trintellix)

     
Bupropion

(Wellbutrin)

     

 

 

This table includes the most commonly prescribed medications for depression. If there are other medications you would like to include for your reference you can add rows.

Mood Stabilizer Medications

 

Name Indication (FDA approval )&

Starting dose

Half-life (T1/2)

CYP450 enzyme

Notes/notable side effects/precautions/required diagnostics/therapeutic levels
Lithium      
Carbamazepine (Tegretol)      
Valproic Acid      
Lamotrigine (Lamictal)      

 

 

This table focuses on the 4 medications mentioned in your Stahl (2021) textbook. You may add others you think are pertinent.

 

Use one reference from Stahl, S. M. (2021).  Stahl’s essential psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific basis and practical applications (5th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

1. For each medication listed, complete the following:

a. Provide indication, starting dose target symptoms, and affected neurotransmitters.

b. Include half-life and CYP 450 enzyme information.

c. List notable side effects and precautions.

d. Link notable side effects to the associated pathway or neurotransmitter.

Provide 3 APA references within 5 years

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