SNRI Antidepressants: Pharmacology Made Easy & Clinically Relevant
Episode description
Discover serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)—safe, effective antidepressants for depression, anxiety, and pain syndromes.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How SNRIs work in the brain and differ from SSRIs, TCAs, and MAOIs
- Key medications: venlafaxine, desvenlafaxine, duloxetine, milnacipran, levomilnacipran
- Important side effects, including blood pressure changes and SIADH in older adults
- Tips for safe switching, monitoring, and counseling patients
Companion tables (indications, mechanisms, PK/PD, side-effect grid, and monitoring prompts) are available for download and teaching at https://www.thisiswhy.health/topics/pharmacology-review-snri-antidepressants
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