Table 1.

Types of antidepressants

Classes of antidepressants	Examples
Tricyclic antidepressants (TCA)	Amineptine, amitriptyline, amoxapine, butriptyline, cianopramine, clomipramine, desipramine, demexiptiline, dibenzepin, dosulepin, dothiepin, doxepin, imipramine, iprindole, lofepramine, maprotiline, melitracen, metapramine, nortriptyline, noxiptiline, opipramol, protriptyline, tianeptine, trimipramine, and quinupramine.
Tetracyclic antidepressants (TeCAs)	Trazodone
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MOI)	Isocarboxazid and phenelzine
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI)	Citalopram, dapoxetine, escitalopram, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, paroxetine, and sertraline
Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRI)	Desvenlafaxine, duloxetine, levomilnacipran, milnacipran, and venlafaxine
Selective noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (NRI)	Reboxetine
Atypical antidepressants	Agomelatine, bupropion, mirtazapine, and nefazodone, vilazodone, and vortioxetine