Comparison of antidepressant medications and their possible side effects

Medication (generic and brand names)	OK if patient has high blood pressure	Weight gain	Low sex drive (libido)	Drowsiness	Trouble sleeping or restlessness	Stomach upset
Atypical antidepressants
Bupropion (Aplenzin, Forfivo, Wellbutrin)	☑				●	●
Mirtazapine (Remeron)	☑	●●●●	●	●●●●
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
Citalopram (Celexa)	☑	●	●●●		●	●
Escitalopram (Lexapro)	☑	●	●●●		●	●
Fluoxetine (Prozac)	☑		●●●		●●	●
Fluvoxamine (Luvox)	☑	●	●●●	●	●	●
Paroxetine (Paxil)	☑	●●	●●●●	●	●	●
Sertraline (Zoloft)	☑	●	●●●		●●	●●
Serotonin modulators
Vilazodone (Viibryd)	☑		●		●●	●●●●
Vortioxetine (Trintellix)	☑		●			●●●
Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)
Desvenlafaxine (Pristiq)	☒		●		●	●●
Duloxetine (Cymbalta)	☑	●	●		●	●●
Levomilnacipran (Fetzima)	☒		●		●	●●
Milnacipran (Savella)	☒		●	●		●●
Venlafaxine (Effexor)	☒	●	●●●	●	●	●●

This table shows which side effects are seen with different antidepressants. The more dots there are, the more important a side effect is:

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