List of antidepressants

This is a list of antidepressants by drug group. Generic drug names are listed first with trade names in brackets

Anti-depressant drugs may be augmented in the treatment of depression or other mood disorders by non-antidepressant drugs (such as lithium carbonate) which have been shown to boost the antidepressant effect of a main antidepressant treatment.

Table of contents

1 SSRIs or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors 2 MAOIs or monoamine oxidase inhibitors 3 Tricyclics 4 Tetracyclics 5 Others

SSRIs or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

• citalopram (Celexa®;, Cipramil®;)
• escitalopram oxalate (Cipralex®, Lexapro®)
• fluvoxamine maleate (Luvox®)
• paroxetine (Paxil®, Seroxat®, Aropax®)
• fluoxetine (Prozac®)
• sertraline (Zoloft®, Lustral®)

MAOIs or monoamine oxidase inhibitors

• phenelzine (Nardil®)
• tranylcypromine (Parnate®)

Tricyclics

• amitriptyline (Elavil®, Endep®)
• clomipramine (Anafranil®)
• desipramine (Norpramin®, Pertofrane®)
• doxepin (Adapin®, Sinequan®)
• imipramine (Tofranil®)
• nortryptyline (Pamelor)
• protriptyline (Vivactil®)
• trimipramine (Surmontil®)

Tetracyclics

• maprotiline (Ludiomil®)

Others

• bupropion (Wellbutrin®)
• duloxetine (Cymbalta®)
• mirtazapine (Remeron®, Zispin®, Avanza®, Norset®, Remergil®)
• nefazodone (Serzone®)
• reboxetine (Edronax®, Vestra®)
• trazodone (Desyrel®)
• venlafaxine (Effexor®)