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• Another option is to switch to the atypical antidepressant bupropion.
• The authors found that TCAs were the most effective drug, followed by SNRIs, MAOIs, SSRIs and atypical antidepressants.
• *" Bupropion is an atypical antidepressant that acts as a norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitor, and nicotinic antagonist ."
• Another popular option is to switch to the atypical antidepressant bupropion ( Wellbutrin ) or to add bupropion to the existing therapy; this strategy is possibly more effective.
• However, this theory is inconsistent with the fact that serotonin depletion does not cause depression in healthy persons, the fact that antidepressants instantly increase levels of monoamines but take weeks to work, and the existence of atypical antidepressants.
• Medications used to treat depression include selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors ( SSRIs ), serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors ( SNRIs ), norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitors ( NDRIs ), tricyclic antidepressants, monoamine oxidase inhibitors ( MAOIs ), and atypical antidepressants such as mirtazapine, which do not fit neatly into any of the other categories.