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List of drugs that cause depression

acebutolol
acetazolamide (DIAMOX)
acitretin (SORIATANE)
acyclovir (ZOVIRAX, SITAVIG, XERESE)
alprazolam (XANAX, XANAX XR)
amantadine (GOCOVRI, OSMOLEX)
amitriptyline and chlordiazepoxide (LIMBITROL)
amlodipine (NORVASC, CONSENSI, KATERZIA, NORLIQVA)
amlodipine and benazepril (LOTREL)
asparaginase (ELSPAR)
atenolol (TENORMIN)
atenolol and chlorthalidone (TENORETIC)
atorvastatin (LIPITOR, ATORVALIQ)
baclofen (LIORESAL, OZOBAX, FLEQSUVY, GABLOFEN, LYVISPAH)
betamethasone (DIPROLENE, BETA-VAL, DERMABET, VALNAC, LUXIQ, SERNIVO)
betaxolol - heart
bisoprolol
bisoprolol and hydrochlorothiazide (ZIAC)
bromfenac (DURACT)
bromocriptine (CYCLOSET, PARLODEL)
bupropion [mind] (WELLBUTRIN SR, WELLBUTRIN XL, APLENZIN, FORFIVO XL)
bupropion [smoking] (ZYBAN)
buspirone (BUSPAR)
butabarbital (BUTISOL)
carbamazepine (TEGRETOL, CARBATROL, TEGRETOL XR, EPITOL, TERIL, EQUETRO)
carteolol (CARTROL, OCUPRESS)
carvedilol (COREG, COREG CR)
cerivastatin (BAYCOL)
chlordiazepoxide (LIBRIUM, LIBRAX)
chlorothiazide (DIURIL)
chlorthalidone (HYGROTON, THALITONE)
cimetidine (TAGAMET, TAGAMET HB)
ciprofloxacin (CIPRO, CIPRO XR)
clonazepam (KLONOPIN)
clonidine (CATAPRES, KAPVAY, NEXICLON XR)
clorazepate (GEN-XENE, TRANXENE)
corticotropin/adrenocorticotropic hormone [acth] (ACTHAR, CORTROPHIN-ZINC)
cortisone (CORTONE)
cycloserine (SEROMYCIN)
dapsone (ACZONE)
deserpidine and methyclothiazide (ENDURONYL)
dexamethasone (DECADRON, HEXADROL, MYMETHASONE, HEMADY)
diazepam (VALIUM, DIASTAT, DIAZEPAM INTENSOL, DIASTAT ACUDIAL, VALTOCO)
diclofenac [oral] (VOLTAREN, CAMBIA, ZIPSOR, ZORVOLEX, CATAFLAM)
diflunisal (DOLOBID)
digoxin (LANOXIN)
diltiazem (CARDIZEM CD, DILACOR XR, TIAZAC, CARDIZEM, CARDIZEM LA, CARTIA XT, DILT-CD, DITZAC, TAZTIA, TAZTIA XT)
diltiazem and enalapril (TECZEM)
disopyramide (NORPACE)
disulfiram (ANTABUSE)
divalproex (DEPAKOTE, DEPAKOTE ER)
efavirenz (SUSTIVA, ATRIPLA, SYMFI)
enoxacin (PENETREX)
ephedra sinica
ethionamide (TRECATOR-SC)
ethosuximide (ZARONTIN)
etodolac
famotidine (PEPCID)
felodipine (PLENDIL)
felodipine and enalapril (LEXXEL)
fenoprofen (NALFON)
flurazepam ()
flurbiprofen
fluvastatin (LESCOL, LESCOL XL)
gatifloxacin (TEQUIN)
gemifloxacin (FACTIVE)
grepafloxacin (RAXAR)
guanfacine (TENEX)
hydrochlorothiazide (MICROZIDE, HYDRA-ZIDE)
hydrocortisone [oral] (CORTEF, HYDROCORTONE, SOLU-CORTEF, ALKINDI SPRINKLE)
ibuprofen (ADVIL, MOTRIN, MIDOL LIQUID GELS, MOTRIN IB, TAB-PROFEN, CHILDREN’S ELIXSURE, IBU-TAB, IBU-TAB 200, JUNIOR STRENGH MOTRIN, CALDOLOR)
indomethacin (INDOCIN, TIVORBEX)
interferon alpha (INTRON A, ROFERON-A)
isoniazid (INH, LANIAZID, HYZYD, RIMIFON)
isotretinoin (ACCUTANE, ABSORICA, AMNESTEEM, CLARAVIS, MYORISAN, ZENATANE)
isradipine
ketoprofen
labetalol (NORMODYNE, TRANDATE)
levamisole (ERGAMISOL)
levetiracetam (KEPPRA, ROWEEPRA, SPRITAM, ELEPSIA XR)
levobunolol (BETAGAN)
levodopa (LARODOPA, DHIVY)
levodopa and carbidopa (SINEMET, SINEMET CR, PARCOPA, DUOPA, RYTARY)
levofloxacin (LEVAQUIN)
levonorgestrel [oral contraceptive] (NORPLANT)
lomefloxacin (MAXAQUIN)
lorazepam (ATIVAN, LORAZEPAM INTENSOL, LOREEV XR)
lovastatin (ALTOPREV)
meclofenamate
mefloquine (LARIAM)
meperidine (DEMEROL)
methyldopa (ALDOMET)
methylprednisolone (MEDROL, A-METHAPRED, DEPO-MEDROL, SOLU-MEDROL)
methyprylon (NOLUDAR)
methysergide (SANSERT)
metipranolol (OPTIPRANOLOL)
metoclopramide (REGLAN, GIMOTI)
metoprolol and hydrochlorothiazide (LOPRESSOR HCT, DUTOPROL)
metoprolol succinate (TOPROL XL, KAPSPARGO SPRINKLE, LOPRESSOR)
metrizamide (AMIPAQUE)
metronidazole (FLAGYL, FLAGYL ER)
mibefradil (POSICOR)
morphine (MS CONTIN, KADIAN, ROXANOL, ARYMO ER, MORPHABOND ER)
moxifloxacin [eye drops] (VIGAMOX)
nabumetone
nadolol (CORGARD)
nadolol and bendroflumethiazide (CORZIDE)
naproxen (ALEVE, ANAPROX DS, NAPRELAN, EC-NAPROSYN, NAPROSYN, TREXIMET)
nicardipine (CARDENE, CARDENE SR)
nifedipine (ADALAT CC, PROCARDIA XL, AFEDITAB CR)
nisoldipine (SULAR)
nizatidine (AXID, AXID AR)
norfloxacin (CHIBROXIN, NOROXIN)
ofloxacin (FLOXIN)
oxaprozin (DAYPRO)
oxazepam ()
penbutolol (LEVATOL)
pentazocine (TALWIN)
pentazocine and naloxone (TALWIN-NX)
pentobarbital (NEMBUTAL)
pergolide (PERMAX)
phenobarbital (LUMINAL, SOLFOTON, SEZABY)
phenylbutazone (BUTAZOLIDIN)
phenylpropanolamine (DEXATRIM)
phenytoin (DILANTIN, PHENYTEK)
pindolol (VISKEN)
piroxicam (FELDENE)
polythiazide (RENESE)
pravastatin (PRAVACHOL)
prazepam ()
prazosin (MINIPRESS)
prednisolone (PRELONE, ORAPRED, FLO-PRED, PEDIAPRED, OMNIPRED, ORAPRED ODT, PRED FORTE, PRED MILD)
prednisone (RAYOS, PREDNISONE INTENSOL)
primidone (MYSOLINE)
procainamide (PROCANBID, PROCAN SR)
progestins
propranolol (INDERAL, INDERAL LA, HEMANGEOL, INNOPRAN XL, INDERIDE)
propranolol and hydrochlorothiazide (INDERIDE LA)
ranitidine (ZANTAC)
reserpine (SERPASIL)
reserpine and chlorothiazide (CHLOROSERPINE, DIUPRES)
reserpine and chlorthalidone (DEMI-REGROTON, REGROTON)
reserpine and hydralazine and hydrochlorothiazide (SER-AP-ES)
reserpine and hydrochlorothiazide (HYDROPRES, HYDROSERPINE)
reserpine and hydroflumethiazide (SALUTENSIN)
secobarbital (SECONAL)
selegiline/deprenyl [oral] (ZELAPAR)
simvastatin (ZOCOR, FLOLIPID, VYTORIN)
sparfloxacin (ZAGAM)
sulfonamides
sulindac
temazepam (RESTORIL)
terazosin [prostate] (HYTRIN [PROSTATE])
timolol [eye drops] (TIMOPTIC)
timolol [heart] (BLOCADREN)
timolol and hydrochlorothiazide (TIMOLIDE)
tolmetin
topiramate (TOPAMAX, TROKENDI XR, QUDEXY XR, EPRONTIA)
tramadol (ULTRAM, CONZIP, QDOLO)
tramadol and acetaminophen (ULTRACET)
triamcinolone [injectable]
triazolam (HALCION)
trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole (BACTRIM, SEPTRA, SEPTRA DS, BACTRIM DS, SULFATRIM PEDIATRIC, PRIMSOL)
trovafloxacin (TROVAN)
various amphetamines (ADDERALL XR, ADZENYS, ADDERALL, DYANAVEL XR, ADZENYS XR-ODT)
verapamil (CALAN SR, COVERA-HS, VERELAN, CALAN, VERELAN-PM)
verapamil and trandolapril (TARKA)
vinblastine (VELBAN)
vincristine (ONCOVIN)