Please only select a medication you believe helped you or is helping you and you take/have taken regularly. You can select more than one drug (in case you take a combo or have found drugs useful at different times). If you’ve had to use an ‘other’ category, or not found an appropriate selection for it, please feel free to state the drug in a reply below:
- Amitriptyline, a tricyclic antidepressant
- Noritriptyline, a tricyclic antidepressant
- Other tricyclic antidepressant
- An SSRI (e.g. Zoloft (Sertraline), Lexapro (Escitalopram), Paxil (Paroxetine), Prozac (Fluoxetine), Citalopram (Celexa), etc.)
- An SNRI (e.g. Cymbalta (Duloxetine), Effexor (Venlafaxine), Pristiq (Desvenlafaxine) etc.)
- A GABA analog anti-convulsant (e.g. Gabapentin, Pregabalin)
- A Benzo (e.g. Diazepam, Lorazepam) anti-convulsant.
- Fructose based anti-convulsants (e.g. Topimirate (Topamax))
- Fatty acid anti-convulsants (e.g. Valproate (Depakote))
- Other anti-convulsant
- Pizotifen, a serotonin antagonist, antihistamine
- Meclizine, an antihistamine
- Other antihistamine
- A beta-blocker antihypertensive (e.g. Propanolol)
- A calcium channel blocker antihypertensive (e.g. Verapamil)
- Other antihypertensive
- A carbonic anhydrase inhibitor diuretic (e.g. Acetazolamide (Diamox))
- An osmotic diuretic (e.g. mannitol)
- A thiazide diuretic (e.g. bendroflumethiazide)
- Other diuretic (e.g. a Loop diuretic)
- Betahistine (SERC)
- Prochlorperazine, an antipsychotic (marketed as Stemetil, Buccastem etc.)
Thanks for all the feedback to help me put this together. NB Supplements for another poll.
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricyclic_antidepressant
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_serotonin_reuptake_inhibitor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serotonin–norepinephrine_reuptake_inhibitor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antihypertensive_drug
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antihistamine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anticonvulsant
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diuretic