Depression & Mental Health
11 drugs · 11 Prescription
Antidepressants and medications for depression and mental health conditions
When to see a doctor
Seek care if you notice any of the following
- If you have thoughts of harming yourself or others, go to your nearest clinic or hospital immediately.
- If you have difficulty speaking or moving, or if you have numbness or weakness in your face, arms, or legs, go to your nearest clinic or hospital immediately.
- If you experience severe headaches, confusion, or changes in your vision, go to your nearest clinic or hospital immediately.
- If you have trouble sleeping or sleeping too much, and you feel sad, hopeless, or anxious for more than two weeks, go to see a doctor soon.
- If you have trouble concentrating, making decisions, or remembering things, and it's affecting your daily life, go to see a doctor soon.
For guidance only: always consult a qualified healthcare provider.
Tricyclic antidepressant
Helps with depression and anxiety symptoms
Amitriptyline Hydrochloride
PrescriptionDepression, long-lasting nerve pain (neuropathic pain), chronic headaches and migraines, difficulty sleeping linked to depression, bedwetting in children
Clomipramine Hydrochloride
PrescriptionDepression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD, when you have repeated unwanted thoughts or habits you cannot stop), panic attacks, long-lasting anxiety, bed-wetting in children
Atypical antipsychotic
Helps manage symptoms of mental illness
Antipsychotic
Phenothiazine
Antidepressant
SSRI: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
Escitalopram
PrescriptionDepression, anxiety, panic attacks, excessive worry (generalized anxiety disorder), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Fluoxetine
PrescriptionDepression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (when you have repeated unwanted thoughts or habits you cannot control), panic attacks, bulimia (an eating disorder)
Paroxetine
PrescriptionDepression, anxiety, excessive worry, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder (when you have repeated unwanted thoughts or habits you cannot stop), social anxiety (extreme fear of being around people), post-traumatic stress disorder (lasting fear after a terrible experience)
Antipsychotic
long-acting
Antidepressant
Noradrenergic and Specific Serotonergic Antidepressant - NaSSA
Atypical antipsychotic
medicine for mental health conditions