An estimated 95 percent of patients taking antidepressants will experience side effects. Some antidepressants side effects are an annoyance. Other antidepressants side effects are deadly.

Antidepressants Side Effects



Suicidal thoughts, gestures (typically cutting of the body), attempts and actual death by suicide are side effects of antidepressants in the SSRI family. FDA this year issued a warning for Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Effexor, Celexa, Remeron, Lexapro, Luvox, Serzone and Wellbutrin. This FDA warning states that these antidepressants can cause suicide, violence and deepened depression.

Common antidepressant drugs work artificially to selectively enhance and mimic Serotonin activity within the brain, but cause a number of unwanted side effects that can lead to serious long-term problems. Neurological disorders like Parkinson’s Disease, mania and seizure disorders have been linked to antidepressants side effects.

Weight gain is also another common antidepressants side effect. All antidepressants slow the metabolism and inhibit specific enzymes in the liver that allow the metabolism to function correctly. Many antidepressants also increase appetite and carbohydrate cravings. Antidepressants are also shown to cause hormonal changes, which can further add to weight gain.

Sexual side effects are a common side effects of antidepressants. One recent study showed that up to 70 percent of patients taking SSRI antidepressants reported sexual side effects including delayed ejaculation and inability to achieve or maintain erection in men, inability to achieve an orgasm in women, and decreased sex drive, an inability to get aroused and non-existent libidos in both sexes.

Withdrawal, another common antidepressant side effect, can occur even on small dosages. Over 50 different symptoms have been reported with antidepressant withdrawal, with dizziness nausea, fatigue, headache, gait instability and insomnia the most common. Visual hallucinations, anorexia, aggression, confusion and suicidal thoughts are more severe withdrawal symptom side effects.

Antidepressants side effects that are most common are weight gain, sexual side effects, excessive daytime drowsiness, blurred vision, nausea, dry mouth, dizziness and excessive perspiration are the most common side effects reported with antidepressants.

On the other hand, Deprex is completely safe and can naturally enhance Serotonin levels within the body and brain without side-effects. Deprex will not interfere with prescription drugs. Because of its nutritive value and micro-nutritional counterpart, Deprex may safely be used conjointly with other antidepressant medications, actually enhancing the effectiveness of other drug use.

Listed below are the most common side effects associated with antidepressants;

Common Antidepressants Side Effects

Anafranil: Daytime sleepiness and drowsiness, tremor, weight gain, dry mouth, blurred vision, heavy perspiration, dizziness, constipation, sexual dysfunction, delay in urinating, nausea.

Celexa: Insomnia, anxiety, daytime sleepiness and drowsiness, nausea.

Desyrel: Worsening of heart disease, daytime sleepiness and drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, dizziness.

Effexor: Anxiety, tremor, sexual dysfunction, headache, daytime sleepiness and drowsiness, nausea, heavy perspiration, dizziness, weakness, constipation, vomiting.

Elavil: Worsening of heart disease, dizziness, daytime sleepiness and drowsiness, weight gain, dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation, a delay in urinating, sweating.

Lexapro: Sexual dysfunction, heavy perspiration, nausea, dry mouth, diarrhea, insomnia, dizziness.

Luvox: Insomnia, anxiety, tremor, daytime sleepiness and drowsiness, nausea, loss of appetite, vomiting, heavy perspiration, sexual dysfunction, diarrhea.

Pamelor: Anxiety, sexual dysfunction, delay in urinating, constipation, blurred vision, weight gain, daytime sleepiness and drowsiness, dry mouth.

Paxil: Fatigue, dizziness, insomnia, nausea, daytime sleepiness and drowsiness, heavy perspiration, tremor, loss of appetite.

Prozac: Agitation, sexual dysfunction, anxiety, insomnia, tremor, daytime sleepiness and drowsiness, loss of appetite, nausea, diarrhea, headache, dizziness.Remeron: Increased appetite, weight gain, daytime sleepiness and drowsiness, dizziness.

Serzone: Dizziness, nausea, headache, daytime sleepiness and drowsiness,

Sinequan: Worsening of heart disease, weight gain, dizziness, daytime sleepiness and drowsiness, sweating, dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation, a delay in urinating.

Wellbutrin: Agitation, insomnia, headache, dry mouth, nausea, vomiting, tremor, constipation.

Zoloft: Sexual dysfunction, nausea, diarrhea, dizziness, insomnia, tremor, daytime sleepiness and drowsiness, heavy perspiration, dry mouth.

A therapeutic strategy involving Deprex with other drugs, or as a replacement strategy, is the sole discretion of the individual. In all cases of clinical depression, always seek a Physician's guidance first; intervention without your Physician's guidance is not recommended.

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