Drugs Causing Depression

DRUGS CAUSING DEPRESSION

DRUG

COMMENT

Acyclovir

In high doses

Anabolic steroids

Asparginase

Baclofen

Barbiturates

Benzodiazepines

Beta-blockers

Bromocryptine

Carbamazepine

At high doses

Contraceptives

Corticosteroids

Cycloserine

Clonidine

Dapsone

Digitalis

At high dose or in elderly patients

Diltiazem

Disopyramide

Halothane

Postoperatively

H-2 receptor antagonists

Interferon-α

Isoniazid

Levodopa

Especially in elderly patients

Mefloquine

Metoclopramide

Metrizamide

Methyldopa

Nalidixic acid

Narcotics

NSAIDs

Nifedipine

Phenylephrine

Phenylpropanolamine

Withdrawal

Prazocin

Procaine derivatives

Penicillin G procaine

Lidocaine

Procainamide

Phenytoin

At high doses

Primidone

At high doses

Reserpine

Thiazides

Thyroid hormone

Trimethoprim-Sulphamethoxazole