Posted by Ame Sans Vie on August 10, 2003, at 15:53:10
In reply to Re: SSRI'S SUCK to ame sans vie » crazychickuk, posted by Ame Sans Vie on August 10, 2003, at 15:27:04
The "class" Remeron is in (I put class in quotes because it's the only drug in it) is called either the NaSSB's (noradrenergic and specific serotonergic blockers) or the NaSSA's (noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressants).
Serzone, along with Desyrel (trazodone), belongs to a class called the serotonin antagonistic reuptake inhibitors (SARIs).
As I mentioned above, Effexor is an SNRI, and I should also mention that Wellbutrin is an NDRI (noradrenergic/dopaminergic reuptake inhibitor). So that accounts for all the orthodox AD's that don't fall into the SSRI, MAOI, or TCA categories (though, IMO, Asendin shouldn't really fall into the TCA category, due to it's antipsychotic activity).
Although Prozac and Zoloft are often called SSRIs, I like to consider them "atypical" SSRIs, because Prozac achieves a bit of noradrenergic reuptake inhibition in addition to its action on serotonin, and Zoloft has an added effect on dopamine. Seems to me as if Prozac should be considered an SSNRI and Zoloft an SSDRI. Anyway, in my opinion, the only "true" SSRIs are Paxil, Luvox, Celexa, and Lexapro, though I usually go along with the crowd and lump Prozac and Zoloft in there too -- makes things easier.
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