Principal Brand
Name |
Chemical Name |
Structural Type |
Half Life |
Washout Time |
On-Label Uses |
Off-Label Uses |
5-HTP |
5-Hydroxytryptophan |
|
90 minutes |
8 hours |
None (non-prescription medication) |
Depression; Insomnia; overeating (as appetite
supprressant) |
Anafranil
|
Clomipramine
|
Tricyclic |
3 days |
14 days |
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder |
Depression |
Asendin
|
Amoxapine
|
Tricyclic |
24 hours |
5 days |
Depression; Psychotic Depression; anxiety |
|
Azilect |
Rasagiline |
|
3 hours |
14 days |
Parkinson's Disease |
Depression; Sexual Dysfunction |
Celexa
|
Citalopram
|
Bicyclic Phthalane derivative |
35 hours |
1 week |
Depression |
|
Cymbalta
|
Duloxetine
|
|
12 hours |
3 days |
Depression |
Urinary Incontinence in Women |
Dalcipran |
Milnacipran |
Tricyclic |
8 hours |
2 days |
Depression |
|
Desyrel
|
Trazodone
|
Triazolopyridine |
12 hours |
3 days |
Depression |
|
Edronax
|
Reboxetine
|
Tricyclic |
12 hours |
3 days |
Depression |
|
Effexor
|
Venlafaxine
|
Bicyclic |
16 hours |
3 days |
Depression; Generalized Anxiety Disorder; Social
Anxiety Disorder |
|
Elavil
|
Amitriptyline
|
Tricyclic |
20 hours |
4 days |
Depression |
|
Eldepryl
|
Selegiline
(oral) |
|
10 hours |
14 days |
Depression; Parkinson's Disease (Adjunctive) |
Sexual Dysfunction |
Emsam |
Selegiline
(patch) |
|
1 day |
14 days |
Depression |
Sexual Dysfunction |
Lexapro
|
Escitalopram
|
Citalopram derivative |
30 hours |
1 week |
Depression; Generalized Anxiety Disorder |
|
Ludiomil
|
Maprotiline
|
Tetracyclic |
2 days |
10 days |
Depression; Bipolar Disorder (Depressive phase);
Psychotic Depression |
|
Luvox
|
Fluvoxamine
|
Monocyclic |
16 hours |
3 days |
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder |
Depression |
Manerix
|
Moclobemide
|
|
90 minutes |
1 day |
Depression |
|
Marplan
|
Isocarboxazid
|
|
|
|
Depression |
|
Nardil
|
Phenelzine
|
|
12 hours |
10 days |
Depression (especially Atypical, Non-endogenous,
Neurotic), with anxiety, phobia, or hypochondria; Depression
(Endogenous, less evidence of usefulness) |
|
Norpramin
|
Desipramine
|
Tricyclic |
1 day |
5 days |
Depression |
|
Optimax |
L-Tryptophan |
|
2 hours |
10 hours |
None (non-prescription medication) |
Depression; Insomnia |
Pamelor |
Nortriptyline |
Tricyclic |
20 hours |
4 days |
Depression |
|
Parnate
|
Tranylcypromine
|
|
2 hours |
7 days |
Depression (Major Depressive Episode without
Melancholia) |
|
Paxil
|
Paroxetine
|
Phenylpiperidine |
21 hours |
5 days |
Depression; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Panic
Disorder (with or without agoraphobia); Social Anxiety Disorder;
Generalized Anxiety Disorder; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
|
Prothiaden |
Dothiepin |
Tricyclic |
1 day |
5 days |
Depression; anxiety |
Pain (from cancer); Fibromyalgia |
Prozac
|
Fluoxetine
|
Bicyclic |
1 week |
5 weeks |
Depression; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder;
Bulimia |
|
Remeron
|
Mirtazapine
|
Tetracyclic |
30 hours |
1 week |
Depression |
|
SAM-e |
S-adenosylmethionine |
|
100 minutes |
8 hours |
None (non-prescription medication) |
Depression; Osteoarthritis (for pain)s |
Serzone
|
Nefazodone
|
Monocyclic |
18 hours |
4 days |
Depression |
|
Sinequan
|
Doxepin
|
Tricyclic |
1 day |
5 days |
Depression; Psychotic Depression; anxiety |
|
St. John's Wort |
Hypericum |
|
26 hours |
6 days |
None (non-prescription medication) |
Depression; anxiety; Somatoform Disorder |
Stablon
|
Tianeptine
|
Tricyclic |
3 hours |
1 day |
Depression |
|
Strattera
|
Atomoxetine
|
|
5 hours |
1 day |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
Depression |
Surmontil
|
Trimipramine
|
Tricyclic |
1 day |
5 days |
Depression |
|
Survector
|
Amineptine
|
Tricyclic |
8 hours |
2 days |
Depression |
|
Symbyax |
Fluoxetine
+ Olanzapine |
Bicyclic |
1 week |
5 weeks |
Bipolar Disorder (Depressive phase) |
Depression |
Tofranil |
Imipramine |
Tricyclic |
19 hours |
4 days |
Depression |
|
Vivactil
|
Protriptyline
|
Tricyclic |
16 days |
80 days |
Depression |
|
Wellbutrin
|
Bupropion
|
Bicyclic |
21 hours |
8 days |
Depression; Nicotine Addiction |
Sexual Dysfunction (Antidepressant-induced) |
Zoloft
|
Sertraline
|
|
26 hours |
1 week |
Depression; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Panic
Disorder (with or without agoraphobia); Social Anxiety Disorder;
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
|