Depression, anxiety and sleep
Antidepressants from SSRIs to MAOIs, the benzodiazepines and the Z-drugs. 15 drugs in 7 classes. Read them through, then practice: their classes, how they work, what they treat and what they're known for. 15 questions, about 5 minutes.
Free, and no account needed.
In this group
The classes and their drugs
- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsBlocking serotonin reuptake, so serotonin stays longer in the synapse
- FluoxetineSertralineCitalopramEscitalopram
- Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitorsBlocking reuptake of both serotonin and norepinephrine
- VenlafaxineDuloxetine
- Tricyclic antidepressantsBlocking norepinephrine and serotonin reuptake, plus several receptors
- AmitriptylineNortriptyline
- Monoamine oxidase inhibitorsInhibiting monoamine oxidase, so serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine rise
- Phenelzine
- Noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressantsBlocking α2 autoreceptors, so more norepinephrine and serotonin are released
- Mirtazapine
- BenzodiazepinesBoosting GABA at GABA-A receptors, so chloride channels open more often
- DiazepamLorazepamAlprazolamMidazolam