Lloydspharmacy.com Health - Antidepressant medicines

Written by Helen Marshall, pharmacist

Below you can find out more about the antidepressant medicines that are currently available in the UK.

You can do this in two ways:

By reading general information about the different classes of antidepressants.
By clicking on an individual drug in the table to find out more detailed information about a specific medicine.

These comprehensive factsheets provide a whole host of detailed information on specific antidepressants including: how they work, warnings, possible side effects and whether they can be used if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

Classes of antidepressant medicines

Lithium
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)
Other antidepressants
- Noradrenaline re-uptake inhibitors (NARIs)
- Noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressants (NaSSAs)
- Reversible inhibitors of monoamine oxidase type A (RIMAs)
- Serotonin noradrenaline re-uptake inhibitors (SNRIs)

Antidepressant medicines
Allegron (nortriptyline)	Fluanxol (flupentixol)	Priadel liquid (lithium citrate)
Amitriptyline	Imipramine	Priadel tablets (lithium carbonate)
Anafranil (clomipramine)	Isocarboxazid	Prothiaden (dosulepin)
Anafranil SR (clomipramine)	Li-liquid (lithium citrate)	Prozac (fluoxetine)
Camcolit (lithium carbonate)	Liskonum (lithium carbonate)	Seroxat (paroxetine)
Cipralex (escitalopram)	Lomont (lofepramine)	Sinepin (doxepin)
Cipramil (citalopram)	Lustral (sertraline)	Surmontil (trimipramine)
Cymbalta (duloxetine)	Manerix (moclobemide)	Tranylcypromine
Edronax (reboxetine)	Mianserin	Triptafen (amitriptyline, perphenazine)
Efexor (venlafaxine)	Molipaxin (trazodone)	Triptafen-M (amitriptyline, perphenazine)
Efexor XL (venlafaxine)	Nardil (phenelzine)	Zispin (mirtazapine)
Faverin (fluvoxamine)	Optimax (tryptophan)	.

Last updated 14.01.2009