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Clonidine
Clonidine is a blood pressure medication from the 1970s that turned out to be useful for half a dozen things it was never designed for.
Apr 13, 2025
Strattera (atomoxetine)
Strattera is the non-stimulant ADHD medication that most adults don’t think about until they have to, which is usually because stimulants are off the table for some reason.…
Apr 10, 2025
Buspar (buspirone)
Buspar is the anti-anxiety drug I wish more people had heard of, mostly because it’s the answer to a lot of situations where the patient or the prescriber…
Apr 7, 2025
Paxil (paroxetine)
Paxil is the SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, the standard first-line antidepressant class) I almost never start a new patient on, and the…
Apr 5, 2025
Celexa (citalopram)
Celexa is the SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, the standard first-line antidepressant class that boosts serotonin without much else going on)…
Apr 2, 2025
Effexor (venlafaxine)
Effexor is the SNRI (serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, the antidepressant class that hits both serotonin and norepinephrine instead of just…
Mar 31, 2025
Trazodone
Trazodone is the most prescribed sleep medication in the United States that was never actually approved as a sleep medication.
Mar 25, 2025
Cymbalta (Duloxetine)
Cymbalta is the drug I reach for when the depression has a physical component...
Feb 1, 2025
Lexapro (Escitalopram)
Lexapro is the SSRI I start with most of the time, and the reason is boring...
Jan 29, 2025