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Summary:  Why Sertraline for me?  Why any drug for you?  Research and development of new drugs doesn’t travel in a straight line.  If luck is where preparation meets opportunity, there’s plenty of luck on that winding trail in the pharmaceutical industry.  This episode traces the development of antidepressants, including new emerging possibilities, ultimately answering a listener’s question:  why sertraline for me?   

 Topics:

·      Gone Fishing 01:05

·      Why Sertraline for me? 02:00

·      MAO Inhibitors (Nardil) 02:27

·      Tri-Cyclic Antidepressants 03:30

·      Serotonin Specific Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI’s) 04:25

(Prozac, Celexa, Zoloft)

·      Serotonin & Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRI’s) 05:25
(Cymbalta, Effexor, Pristiq)

·      Wellbutrin (bupropion) 06:00

·      Ketamine 06:36

·      Comorbidities 07:36

·      Sexual Dysfunction 08:30

·      Trazodone 08:54

·      Risk-Benefit & Algorithms 09:38

·      Talk to and with your MD! 11:00

·      When started?  Dose? Intended Effects and Adverse Effects 12:10

·      Cause and Effect 12:50

·      Help @ 988 and SAMHSA 1-800-662-4357 13:14

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