Cymbalta

What is Cymbalta? Cymbalta, with its generic name Duloxetine, is one of the best antidepressant drugs used for the treatment of major depressive disorder and general anxiety disorder. It is also prescribed to reduce the pain in diabetic patients with nerve damage (diabetic peripheral neuropathy). Although this drug is used in some countries to treat stress urinary (SUI) incontinence, FDA has not yet...

Effexor

What is Effexor? Effexor is one of the best antidepressant prescription medications used for the treatment of various of disorders such as major depressive disorder (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), social anxiety disorder (SAD) and panic disorder (PD) in adults. Venlafaxine Hydrochloride is the generic name of Effexor. Drug Class and Mechanism Effexor works on two natural substances in the...

Lexapro

What is Lexapro? Lexapro, with the generic name escitalopram oxalate, is an oral medication generally used in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and major depressive disorder. How is Lexapro taken? Follow your doctor’s orders when taking this medication. • The medication comes with an added patient information sheet called Medicine Guide. Be sure to always refer to this guide...

Paxil

What is Paxil? Paxil, is an anti depressant drug prescribed and primarily best used to treat conditions such as continuing depression that affects normal daily function, obsessive-compulsive disorders, panic disorders, generalized anxiety disorders, social anxiety disorder or social phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and premenstrual, dysphoric disorder or PMDD. Drug Mechanism and Class...

Prozac

What is Prozac? Prozac is the best FDA approved antidepressant drug used for the treatment of depression, and various disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, bulimia nervosa, panic disorder, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder. It remains to be extremely popular despite the availability of new types of antidepressant drugs. It is also approved and can be prescribed for pediatric patients with...

Sertraline

What is Sertraline? Sertraline hydrochloride is one the best antidepressant drugs approved for the following indications: major depression, and disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD); post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and social anxiety disorder, also known as social phobia. It is also prescribed to help ease anxiety, insomnia, and psychomotor...

Xanax

What is Xanax? Xanax is the best antidepressant drug that provides short-term relief and prescribed mostly for conditions like severe anxiety disorders, panic disorders and anxiety caused by depression. It is sometimes prescribed also to treat alcohol withdrawal, excessive fears, irritable bowel syndrome and premenstrual syndrome. The generic name of Xanax is Alprazolam. Drug Mechanism and Class Xanax...

Zoloft

What is Zoloft? Zoloft is an oral antidepressant prescribed to patients with major depression, and disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD); post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and social anxiety disorder, also known as social phobia. Zoloft is the best medication to relieve anxiety, insomnia, and psychomotor agitation accompanied with depression....