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Antidepressants

  • Overview
  • Before taking an antidepressant
    • Getting to the doctor: Seeking help for depression
    • Being prescribed an antidepressant
    • Deciding about taking an antidepressant
    • Starting to take antidepressants for the first time
    • Expectations about taking antidepressants
    • Medication information leaflets for antidepressants
  • Using an antidepressant
    • SSRI class antidepressants
    • TCA class antidepressants
    • SNRI, NaSSA, MAOI, SARI, and other types of antidepressants
    • Side effects with antidepressants
    • Symptoms versus side effects with antidepressants
    • Taking other medicines with antidepressants
    • Hospital care and antidepressant use
    • Managing the use of antidepressants
    • Reviewing and managing antidepressant use
    • Taking an antidepressant with medicines for other illnesses
    • Stopping taking antidepressants
    • Changing antidepressant types and doses
    • Talking therapies and antidepressants
  • Antidepressants and daily life
    • Finding information about antidepressants
    • Feelings about using antidepressants
    • Antidepressants and work
    • Talking about antidepressants with family and friends
    • Antidepressants and recovery from depression
    • Other strategies for managing depression
  • Experiences with health professionals
    • Antidepressants and GP care
    • Antidepressants and psychiatric care
    • Antidepressants and pharmacist care
    • Antidepressants and Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs)
  • Messages
    • Messages to others about antidepressants
    • Messages for health professionals about antidepressants
  • People's Profiles
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    • 51-70
    • 70+
  • Resources and Information
  • Credits

Antidepressants

Profiles - 70+

John

John is a retired civil servant. He is married and has one daughter, and several grandchildren. Ethnic background: White British

Michael

Michael is now retired. He now does voluntary activities with a local healthcare trust. He lives with his wife and they have two adult children. Ethnic background: White British

Janet

Janet is retired and lives with her husband. They have two adult children. Ethnic background: White British

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