Antidepressants:
I haven't gotten back to the "selection of antidepressants" series. Mostly that is because, alphabetically, the next one is supposed to be citalopram. While citalopram (Celexa™) is a perfectly fine antidepressant, it is kind of boring. So to spice...
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Posted on December 12, 2007 9:07 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
This is another post in a series detailing the selection of antidepressant medication. Use the "Antidepressants" link in the "Categories" part of the sidebar to find the other posts in the series. In this post, I am sort of assuming...
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Posted on July 3, 2007 1:41 PM • 17 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
This is an interesting drug. Rarely prescribed, but interesting. It is older than what we typically give today. It is an antidepressant with a twist. In order to understand why it is interesting, you need to know a little...
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Posted on June 3, 2007 6:53 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
This post is about amitriptyline, one of the oldest antidepressants on the market in the USA. It also used to be the most widely-prescribed antidepressant. I've decided to not attempt an encyclopedic style of description of the pharmacological action of the...
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Posted on May 30, 2007 9:17 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
A while back I started a series about the science and logic (and other factors) involved in the selection of antidepressant medication. I suppose I could put in the pinks to the first four parts, but anyone can use...
Posted on March 30, 2007 10:48 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Joltvolta (great name, by the way), asked a good question after I posted part 3. When you say proceed methodically, employ good data collection, etc. How does the individual do that for themselves? If they don't have the availability to...
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Posted on February 19, 2007 8:27 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
It occurs to me that in order to go any farther explaining how to choose an antidepressant, I should take a moment to explain the concept of an adequate trial. Earlier, I mentioned that the patient's history of response to...
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Posted on February 14, 2007 9:12 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
(Part One is here) Now we get to the heart of the matter: how does one decide what antidepressant to prescribe? First, let's take a look at the factors that are considered relevant to the choice. If you understand what...
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Posted on February 12, 2007 9:01 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Psychiatry is not a basic science. It is a medical practice that is derived from several basic sciences: psychology, pharmacology, physiology, anatomy, epidemiology, and so forth. So this is not really a basic concept, in the sense of explaining something fundamental about nature. Rather, it explains something that is fundamental in the course of psychiatric practice: the selection of antidepressant medication.
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Posted on February 10, 2007 3:05 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
