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Treatment
• Treatment of choice : Antidepressant + Psychotherapy
• 1st line drugs : Serotonin specific reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
• 2nd line drugs : Serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI), Tricyclic antidepressant
• Bupropion, Mitrazapine
Watch out when prescribe antidepressant to bipolar patient, as it can trigger mania or hypomania,
especially in Bipolar patients
Dysrhythmia
• Definition : Depressed mood on most day > 2 years without episodes of major depression,
mania/hypomania or psychosis
All drugs
MOA
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