Are You Taking the Right SSRI?
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This presentation on the 6 SSRIs available in the United States (plus Effexor) gives a general overview of the medications as a class before delving into how these agents differ.
By highlighting the peculiarities of each molecule, from Prozac's extraordinarily long half-life to Zoloft's love affair with the GI tract to Paxil's infamous "Abstinence Syndrome," I hope to help the viewer begin to discern the differences among them, and the consequences of choosing to accept treatment with one versus another.
Forget about the side effects common to them all (the ones your provider is most likely to mention, when asked): which meds can you be fairly certain will not lead to weight gain, or sexual dysfunction? Watch and find out.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Overview
01:37 Target Symptoms (see also 10:34)
01:58 Mechanism of Action
05:20 Empiricism
07:33 How Best to Choose?
08:26 Main Considerations
11:30 Selection Based on Tolerability
12:20 The PDR
13:55 General Side Effects
15:09 Prozac (1987) - see also excerpt video "Prozac Weekly"
20:25 Sarafem (fluoxetine)
21:24 Zoloft (1991)
24:53 Paxil (1992)
35:53 Luvox (1994)
36:58 Celexa/Lexapro (1998/2002)
39:27 Effexor (1993)
43:01 Family History