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Nortriptyline

[Pamelor] First-line tricyclic, low sedation/anticholinergic/hypotension risk. More
noradrenergic.

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Desipramine

Major Depression, Treatments, Treatment Resistant Depression, ADHD / Nancy Brandon

[Norpramin] Second-line tricyclic, low sedation/anticholinergic/hypotension risk. More
noradrenergic.

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Aripiprazole

First line schizophrenia, Major Depression, Bipolar, Treatments, Autism, Treatment Resistant Depression, Tics, Augmentation, Mania, Psychotic Depression, OCD, Psychotic symptoms, Mixed, Prolactinemia, Schizophrenia / Nancy Brandon

[Abilify] Among the better-tolerated antipsychotics, and best-studied for antidepressant
augmentation [1] (but doesn't treat bp-depression). Schizophrenia [1]

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Thyroid T3

Treatments, BP Depression, Bipolar, Treatment Resistant Depression / Nancy Brandon

[Cytomel] For treatment-resistant bipolar/unipolar depression, well-tolerated and may actually improve manic or anxious symptoms

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Citicoline

Major Depression, Age-related or non-specific decline, Treatments, Depression, Methamphetamine, Negative symptoms, BP Cognition, Cocaine, Vascular Depression, Cognition, Substance Use Disorders / Nancy Brandon

For mood disorders with meth/cocaine abuse [1], age-related cognitive decline [1], and post-stroke depression [2]

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Rhodiola rosea

Major Depression, Generalized Anxiety, Treatments, Depression, Anxiety, Non-specific Anxiety, Anxious Depression / Nancy Brandon

Herb that helps with mild depression and stress management.

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Coenzyme q10

Fibromyalgia, Neurodevelopmental disorders, Major Depression, Treatments, Autism, BP Depression, Bipolar, Depression, Age-related or non-specific decline, ADHD / Nancy Brandon

For bipolar and unipolar depression [2], ADHD [3], autism [2], neurodevelopmental disorders [2], and energy in elderly.

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L-methylfolate

Major Depression, Depression, Treatments, BP Depression, Negative symptoms, Inflammatory Depression, Schizophrenia / Nancy Brandon

[Deplin] Medium effect in depression augmentation [1], may help bipolar depression as well.

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Creatine

Major Depression, Fibromyalgia, Depression, Age-related or non-specific decline, Treatments, Long COVID / Nancy Brandon

Augments SSRIs in women only [3]. Improves memory, especially in older adults [2]. Long-COVID [3].

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Enlyte

Major Depression, BP Depression, Depression, Treatments, Age-related or non-specific decline, Treatment Resistant Depression, Peripartum Depression, Inflammatory Depression / Nancy Brandon

Multivitamin with methylfolate, omega-3, and more. Large effect in depression [1]

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