One study found that individuals taking 5 - HTP had the same results as those taking
the antidepressant Imipramine.
A 6 - week, double - blind study on orally administered SAMe found that SAMe was about as effective as
the antidepressant imipramine for the treatment of mild depression.
Not exact matches
In severe cases in which daily activities (for example, school performance or peer or family relations) are affected, low - dose benzodiazepines (such as clonazepam) or tricyclic
antidepressants (such as
imipramine) may be used as a temporary treatment.
Promisingly, another drug called
imipramine, which belongs to the second main class of
antidepressants, had similar effects on miRNA - 1202 to citalopram, when applied to neurons grown in the lab.
Our data also demonstrated that chronic treatment with standard
antidepressant medications, fluoxetine and
imipramine was able to attenuate the distinct phenotype of stress - susceptible mice.
Our goal in using this multifaceted model was two-fold 1) to confirm and further characterize the distinct behavioral traits in animals most susceptible to social stress after going through the 10 - day social defeat paradigm compared to undefeated control animals; 2) to provide pharmacological validation for this model using standard
antidepressant medications such as fluoxetine and
imipramine.
Tricyclic
Antidepressants Concerns about long - term use of the benzodiazepines led many doctors to favor tricyclic antidepressants (amitriptyline, imipramine, and
Antidepressants Concerns about long - term use of the benzodiazepines led many doctors to favor tricyclic
antidepressants (amitriptyline, imipramine, and
antidepressants (amitriptyline,
imipramine, and nortriptyline).
The best treatment is proper sleep hygiene and stress management, although benzodiazepines and
antidepressants such as
imipramine, may also be prescribed.
Specifically, oral administration of ashwagandha for five days showed anxiety - relieving effects similar to those achieved by the anti-anxiety drug lorazepam (Ativan ®), and
antidepressant effects similar to those of the prescription
antidepressant drug
imipramine (Tofranil ®).
These will include tricyclic
antidepressants (TCAs; amitriptyline, clomipramine, nortriptyline, desipramine,
imipramine, etc), selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs; escitalopram, fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, etc) and serotonin - norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs; venlafaxine, duloxetine), as well as novel agents mirtazapine and nefazodone.
It is very common for clinicians to prescribe serotonin selective reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs such as fluoxetine, sertraline, paroxetine, fluvoxamine rather than tricyclic
antidepressants such as amytriptyline,
imipramine, desipramine, due to better tolerance and fewer side effects (Moldenhauer & Melnyk, 1999).