Nuances in Prescribing Antidepressants

In this episode, Margaret and Preston present how two psychiatrists think about prescribing medications for depression. Using different common clinical scenarios, they discuss standard clinical guidelines, navigating weight gain and loss with SSRIs, augmentation of SSRI’s, and sexual side effects. 

See notes below for recommendations in the episode. 

VA/DoD MDD treatment guidelines, 2022

https://www.healthquality.va.gov/guidelines/MH/mdd/

American College of Physicians Depression 

https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M22-2056

Weight Change and Antidepressants

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33022115/

Pregnancy/Perinatal/Breastfeeding

https://womensmentalhealth.org/specialty-clinics/psychiatric-disorders-during-pregnancy/

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