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Protriptyline

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

Nortriptyline

Major Depression, Treatments, Depression, Deepen Sleep, Treatment Resistant Depression, Psychotic Depression, Migraines, Inflammatory Depression / Nancy Brandon

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

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Maprotiline

Major Depression, Treatments, Depression / Nancy Brandon

Tetracyclic, poor tolerability.

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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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Doxepin

Major Depression, Treatments, Hypnotic for Elderly, Deepen Sleep, Sleep / Nancy Brandon

[Sinequan/Silenor] Treats sleep in low-dose (esp early am awakening), depression in higher
doses (tricyclic).

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Amitriptyline

Major Depression, Depression, Treatments, Deepen Sleep, OCD, Chronic Pain, Migraines, Medical, Side Effects / Nancy Brandon

[Elavil] Third-line tricyclic, mix of serotonin/noripineprhine, more anticholinergic side effects.
Useful for pain and IBS.

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Venlafaxine

Major Depression, Generalized Anxiety, Depression, Treatments, Panic, Anxiety, Social Anxiety, PTSD, Chronic Pain, Migraines, Hot flashes / Nancy Brandon

[Effexor] Not ideal among the SNRIs (hypertension, WD risks, weight gain), but very effective for some and treats hot flashes in low doses.

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Duloxetine

Fibromyalgia, Major Depression, Generalized Anxiety, Panic, Depression, Treatments, Binge Eating, Anxiety, Chronic Pain, Migraines / Nancy Brandon

[Cymbalta] Approved for child anxiety. Risk of urine retention (but treats urine incont). Liver
risk.

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Desvenlafaxine

Major Depression, Depression, Treatments, Panic, Anxiety, Social Anxiety / Nancy Brandon

[Pristiq] Safest SNRI.

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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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