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Antidepressants SSRI Intro

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:Antidepressants/SSRIs
  • Post published:4 December 2014
  • Post last modified:18 June 2022

Now that the SSRIs have been in use long enough to be seen in perspective it is clear they have side effect differences from the TCAs, with some advantages, albeit…

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SSRIs – Sertraline

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:Antidepressants/SSRIs
  • Post published:14 November 2014
  • Post last modified:18 June 2022

Sertraline is the logical first choice SSRI. I regard it as perceptibly superior to all the others.Sertraline probably has a significant activity for boosting dopamine, relatively somewhat stronger than venlafaxine’s…

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Antidepressants – Citalopram

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:Antidepressants/SSRIs
  • Post published:13 November 1999
  • Post last modified:18 June 2022

There is accumulating evidence that the SSRIs are less efficacious than TCAs and MAOIs for the treatment of major depression (see summary of Anderson's meta-analysis). This doubt seems to apply…

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Reasons for choosing a TCA before an SSRI

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:General Pharmacology/SSRIs
  • Post published:12 January 2020
  • Post last modified:2 August 2025

These commentaries are based on Dr Gillman’s peer reviewed scientific papers, see Publications, and include a downloadable PDF.1. Patients with previous episodes of severe depression (especially if it was unresponsive,…

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