The anti depressants known as combination or dual acting medications reuptake inhibitors and receptor blockers can help relieve the symptoms of depression and in some cases better than other types of anti depressants. They work within the brains neurotransmitters such as serotonin and norepinephrine, which the brain produces and have been linked to depression.
It has been proven the longer the neurotransmitters are able to stay in the brain the less symptoms of depression that will be experienced. This is the function of this type of anti depressant and the reuptake inhibitors help to slow the re-absorption of the neurotransmitters. At the same time the receptor blockers are able to prevent the neurotransmitters from bonding with the receptors in the brain and nerves.
This type of anti depressant seems like one of the medications that can be a perfect choice, but there are some dangers associated with the use of combined reuptake inhibitors and receptor blockers. In particular men can experience an erection that is not related to sexual arousal and is persistent lasting longer than a normal erection, known as priapism. This can be a painful condition that needs immediate medical attention. There have also been some evidence between liver failure and the use of dual acting anti depressants, which means that a person with liver problems or disease should not use this type of medication for depression. People that have a history of seizures should also not use the dual acting anti depressant and in rare cases people that have never had seizures could experience them with this type of medication.
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