The drug, Auvelity, from Axsome Therapeutics claims to start working within one week.
A new medication called Auvelity was just FDA-approved to treat major depressive disorder , also known as clinical depression, in as little as one week. The new “fast-acting” oral drug for clinical depression, from Axsome Therapeutics, could change the way we treat mental health.by the FDA. Auvelity is an N-methyl D-aspartate receptor antagonist, marking the first new type of medication to be approved for clinical depression in 60 years.
In short, most antidepressant drugs work on the same neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin, but Auvelity focuses on glutamate receptors instead,
Is it addictive? Can you ever go off it without risking another dive into depression?
Does it, like all other anti-depressant drugs, also have suicidal thoughts as a potential side effect?