Channel: Speed Pharmacology

Category: Education

Tags: ssriinhibitorshow antidepressants workserotonin receptors pharmacologyantidepressant drugsdepression medicationmental healthsnritricyclic antidepressant (drug class)antidepressants side effectsdepression treatmentantidepressantscns pharmacologyselective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (drug class)lithiumserotoninatypical antidepressantsmonoamineserotonin pharmacologytricyclic antidepressantsantidepressants pharmacologyssri mechanism of action

Description: 👉📝Want study notes for this presentation? Join Patreon at patreon.com/speedpharmacology Antidepressants are drugs used for the treatment of major depressive disorders as well as other conditions including anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD), eating disorders, insomnia, post-traumatic stress disorder and some chronic pain. Most antidepressants act by increasing the synaptic availability of serotonin, norepinephrine, or dopamine. This pharmacology lecture covers topics such as monoamine hypothesis of depression, bipolar disorder, role of serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine, monoamine receptors, mechanism of action of antidepressants; selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), atypical antidepressants, and Lithium. Antidepressants mentioned include: Citalopram, Escitalopram, Fluoxetine, Fluvoxamine, Paroxetine, Sertraline, Venlafaxine, Desvenlafaxine, Duloxetine, Levomilnacipran, Amitriptyline, Amoxapine, Clomipramine, Desipramine, Doxepin, Imipramine, Maprotiline, Nortriptyline, Protriptyline, Isocarboxazid, Phenelzine, Tranylcypromine, Selegiline, Bupropion, Mirtazapine, Trazodone, Nefazodone, Vilazodone, and Vortioxetine. Thanks for watching and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE, hit the LIKE button👍 and click the BELL button🔔 for future notifications!!! 00:00 Monoamine Hypothesis 1:55 Overview 2:36 Serotonergic & Noradrenergic neurons 4:40 SSRIs 7:05 SNRIs 8:30 TCAs 10:52 MAOIs 13:44 Atypical Antidepressants 16:07 Lithium