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Other Antidepressants for Depression
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All of these antidepressants are tablets taken by mouth (orally).
These antidepressants are newer (second-generation) antidepressants and tend to have fewer side effects than older (first-generation) antidepressants such Reference tricyclic antidepressants and Reference monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs). Reference Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) also are second-generation antidepressants.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: January 12, 2011 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Reference Lisa S. Weinstock, MD - Psychiatry |
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