What were treatments for Major Depression in the 1980's?!
Question: What were treatments for Major Depression in the 1980's?
What did they do exactly? What kind of pills did psychiatrist proscribe? Etc, etc.
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Hello ,
From the 1960s through the 1980s , the ( Tricyclics ) were the first choice medication of depression.
Although today they were replaced by the ( SSRIs ) , they are still prescribed today for more more cases of severe depression .
Some of the side effects of the ( Tricyclics ) are as follows :
-Weight gain .
-Drowsiness.
-Constipation .
Hope this helps.