Where Does Serzone Fit In?
Serzone doesn’t belong to the three most commonly used classes of antidepressants (cyclic, MAOI, or SSRI) and accounts for only a small share of antidepressants used in the U.S. Psychiatrist Ivan Goldberg, MD, says Serzone is an interesting drug because it seems to have both antidepressant and anti-anxiety activity in the brain, but it hasn’t been proven to have any significant advantages over other types of antidepressants. “The only possible advantage is that it may let you do some things with one medication rather than putting together a cocktail of two medications,” says Goldberg, who has a private practice in New York City. He says there is probably little cause for concern for people currently using Serzone if they are not experiencing any symptoms of liver failure, such as: Yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes (jaundice) • Loss of appetite that lasts for several days or longer • Abdominal pain • Unusually dark urine • Nausea If they are experiencing any of these symptoms,
