which of the following antidepressent can be safely used in elderly depresion
NaSSA * IMPOANCE Nor adrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressant * MECHANISM * Alpha 2 adrenergic receptor antagonism=== increase serotonin and NA * 5HT2,3 antagonist============increase sleep and appetite * DRUGS miazapine * USE Elderly with depression * SIDE EFFECTS hyperlipidemia Ref. kaplon and aock, synopsis of psychiatry, 11 th edition, 955
trazadone
miazapine
fluoxetine
phenelezine
Pharmacotherapy in psychiatry