Atypical Antidepressants Flashcards by Elizabeth Mertens | Brainscape

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Buproprion

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Increases dopamine release
No weight gain or sexual side effects
Good for atypical depression

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Trazodone

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Blocks 2A and 2C receptors

Causes priapism

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Mirtazapine

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Blocks NE autoreceptors (–>increased NE release)

Good for melancholic depression

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