This Is Your Brain On Drugs Psychiatry Podcast

Moving on to the next class of antidepressants after the SSRIs is the SNRIs. In this episode I'll discuss what is unique about these medications and what makes them different from their close cousins the SSRIs. I'll cover them as a class on this episode and individually in the next. Enjoy!

On this episode I continue with the SSRIs. In the last episode we discussed them as a class, but today I'll go over each individual SSRI and highlight the subtle differences, advantages, and disadvantages to each med. I also discuss how the placebo effect has such a strong impact on the effectiveness of these medications and how different providers exert very different boosts in effectiveness of these medications. These are meds that all docs prescribe, and they are pretty straightforward, but I think you'll learn a thing or three on this one. Have a listen!

Well we've finally reached the most commonly prescribed psychiatric medications. Doctors of all ilks prescribe the SSRIs for a myriad of conditions, but do you know as much about them as you think you do? Well we've already covered the plethora of adverse effects that can come with increasing serotonin, but now we dive into the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. On this episode I'll go over basic prescribing tips and tricks, discuss drug-drug interactions and SSRI withdrawal syndrome, and give my advantages and disadvantages of this drug class. I hope you enjoy!

Most of the serotonin medications are pretty darn safe, but they come with a pretty long list of adverse effects that can make patients really uncomfortable. In the previous few episodes, I went over some of the biggest and most dangerous adverse effects. On this episode I want to go over the rest of them. I'll talk about the adverse effects in general and then each of the ones we haven't gone over yet, and I'll also talk about what to do about them if they happen. How to talk to patients about them and how to manage them if they occur. These effects can occur with any of the medications we've discussed thus far and with many of the ones to come. Serotonin is a major target for depression and anxiety, so it's important to understand these in more depth so that we can educate our patients, so let's go!