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Suggest Better Medication For Depression Other Than SSRI

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Posted on Wed, 25 Mar 2015
Question: I am suffering from depression,cannot take an anti-depressant that is an SSRI. Any suggestions?
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Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (7 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Have you tried amitryptylline?

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.

I am so sorry to hear about this difficulty getting the right medications for your depression. Beside SSRI, there are many other medications for depression including the tricyclic antidepressants of which amitryptylline is part of.

Wellbutrin usually requires an average of 4-6weeks before we can declare whether it works well or not. If you have not taken it for up to this duration, I will recommend you stick to it and give it time to kick into full action before we start to say it is not working for you.

I f you have taken for sufficient time and we are not getting any better results, then I will suggest your doctor starts the other classes of medications.

I hope this helps, I wish you well. Thanks for using our services and feel fee to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.
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Suggest Better Medication For Depression Other Than SSRI

Brief Answer: Have you tried amitryptylline? Detailed Answer: Hi and thank you so much for this query. I am so sorry to hear about this difficulty getting the right medications for your depression. Beside SSRI, there are many other medications for depression including the tricyclic antidepressants of which amitryptylline is part of. Wellbutrin usually requires an average of 4-6weeks before we can declare whether it works well or not. If you have not taken it for up to this duration, I will recommend you stick to it and give it time to kick into full action before we start to say it is not working for you. I f you have taken for sufficient time and we are not getting any better results, then I will suggest your doctor starts the other classes of medications. I hope this helps, I wish you well. Thanks for using our services and feel fee to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.