Citalopram

Citalopram effective in managing hot flashes

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Good efficacy and minimal toxicity make citalopram a candidate for managing hot flashes associated with tamoxifen use, according to US researchers.
“Many of the effective selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors evaluated for hot flashes, namely paroxetine and fluoxetine, are potent inhibitors of CYP2D6 and cannot be used to manage tamoxifen-associated hot flashes,” explain Debra Barton (Mayo Clinic, [...]

Popular Antidepressants: How They Stack Up

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

Researchers Rank 12 Common Antidepressants on Efficacy, Acceptability
To rate the 12 antidepressants studied, researchers used two separate measures. The first was efficacy — or how likely patients were to experience the desired effects of the drug. The second was acceptability — the likelihood that a patient would continue using a drug for the duration of [...]