Miscellaneous antidepressants
What are Miscellaneous antidepressants?
Antidepressants are drugs that treat depression and improve the symptoms. All types of antidepressant drugs may take more than two weeks to show any benefits, although their pharmacological effects are produced immediately. Miscellaneous antidepressants includes all antidepressants not classified elsewhere.
An atypical antidepressant is any antidepressant medication that acts in a manner that is different from that of most other antidepressants. Atypical antidepressants include agomelatine, bupropion, iprindole, mianserin, mirtazapine, nefazodone, opipramol, tianeptine, and trazodone.
About one in every 10 Americans takes an antidepressant to treat various mental health disorders. In recent years, stars like Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, and Chrissy Teigen have spoken about taking medication to treat mental illness.
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
- Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs)
- Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs)
- Noradrenergic and Specific Serotonergic Antidepressants (NaSSAs)
- Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs)
A 2019 study in the Journal of Physiology theorized that SSRI use may increase activation of unfatigued muscle but could exacerbate central fatigue during prolonged sustained contractions, which could have effects on endurance.
In typical major depression, your depressed mood is usually constant. Typical depression often causes a loss of appetite and insomnia (difficulty falling and/or staying asleep), whereas atypical depression usually causes an increase in appetite and feeling sleepy despite sleeping enough or too much.





