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What is Antidepressants?
An antidepressant is a psychiatric medication used to alleviate mood disorders, such as major depression and dysthymia. Drugs including the monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), tetracyclic antidepressants (TeCAs), selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| Depressed mood | 15 | 6 |
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| Fibromyalgia | 8 | 2 |
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| Anxious mood | 6 | 2 |
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| Depression with anxiety | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Depression with suicidal thoughts | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Fatigue | 1 | 0 | |||||
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Antidepressants
Reported Dosages
Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Antidepressants. See all 19 dosages ►
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Did not seem to work | 2 |  |
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| Expense | 1 | |
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| Personal research | 1 | |
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| Other | 1 | |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Antidepressants
Always |
6 | 86% |
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Usually |
1 | 14% |
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Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Antidepressants
Very |
0 | 0% |
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Somewhat |
0 | 0% |
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A little |
3 | 43% |
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Not at all |
4 | 57% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Antidepressants
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
1 | 20% |
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$25-49 |
1 | 20% |
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< $25 |
3 | 60% |
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