You know now there are many new drugs to choose from.
(and non drugs--- I am personally using a light visor daily)
There are SSRI's
There are tricyclics
There are combo ssri + norepi
There is the new selegiline patch Emsam ( a low dose MAOI in patch form thought to be safer than oral versions)
There is a new family coming--
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...ad.php?t=19026
There is Wellbutrin --dopamine + norepi reuptake type
Edit to add MAOIs... Parnate (not used very often)
So each of these works differently, and people present all differently.
No one person has the same neurotransmitter make-up as any other.
Today doctors usually just try each one based on experience.
There are nutrients that help
DHA from fish oil
Folic acid
SAMe
5-HTP are examples.
There are alot of people who fail on antidepressants. We just don't know why, or how to identify them.
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