Effects of antidepressants on the HPA axis
Drug group | Drug | Properties |
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Tricyclic antidepressants | Imipramine | Reduced HPA axis responsiveness over 6 weeks [179] No change in cortisol levels over 4 weeks [180] |
Nortriptyline | Reduced ACTH and no change in cortisol over 4 weeks [182] | |
Amitriptyline | No effects on circadian variations in cortisol over 6 weeks [183] | |
SSRIs | Fluoxetine | Reduced ACTH and no change in cortisol over 4 weeks [180, 181] |
Citalopram | Transient increase in morning cortisol after 6 days [187] Reduced HPA axis responsiveness over 4 weeks [188] | |
Escitalopram | Transient stimulation of cortisol response to dexamethasone at 1 week [184, 185] No effects on diurnal secretion of ACTH or cortisol over 8 weeks [186] | |
Fluvoxamine | No effects on circadian variations in cortisol over 6 weeks [183] | |
SNRIs | Venlafaxine | No effects on cortisol over 4 weeks [190] |
Other antidepressants | Mirtazapine | Transient increase in morning cortisol after 1 week [189] |
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