Alternative Medicine
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Antidepressants are a family of drugs primarily used to treat mental depression as well as chronic pain, childhood bed-wetting, anxiety, panic disorder, eating disorders, cigarette addiction, obsessive-compulsive disorder, obesity, social anxiety disorder, and premenstrual depression. Antidepressants are classified according to their action on brain chemicals or by their chemical structure and are divided into the following four categories:
For interactions involving a specific Antidepressant, see the individual drug article. For interactions involving an Antidepressant for which no separate article exists, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.
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