Dive deep into the psychopharmacology of depression with Dr Patrick Finley, PharmD at UCSF. Learn practical tips including how to switch from one antidepressant to another, what to expect with SSRI and SNRI withdrawal, and how to choose a second (or third) antidepressant for refractory depression. We also summarize the safety around antidepressants in the peripartum period. ACP members can visit https://acponline.org/curbsiders to claim free CME-MOC credit for this episode and show notes (goes live 0900 EST). Full show notes available at http://thecurbsiders.com/podcast. Join our mailing list and receive a PDF copy of our show notes every Monday. Rate us on iTunes, recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at thecurbsiders@gmail.com. Credits Written and produced by: Molly Heublein, MD CME questions by: Molly Heublein, MD Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, Paul Williams MD, Stuart Brigham MD, Molly Heublein, MD Edited by: Matthew Watto MD Guest Presenter: Patrick Finley, PharmD BCPP Sponsor Check out the ACP's Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program, MKSAP 18. Time Stamps 00:00 Sponsor ACP’s MKSAP 18 00:25 Disclaimer, intro and guest bio 04:33 Guest one-liner, book recommendation, and first patient complaint 08:04 Picks of the week 12:10 Sponsor ACP’s MKSAP 18 14:03 Clinical case of depression; assessing target symtpoms to characterize depression; choice of initial SSRI 17:49 Discussion of iron, ferritin, folate and L methylfolate as they relate to treatment refractory depression 20:12 Postpartum depression, iron, genetics and environmental factors 22:35 How to switch from one SSRI to another; Cross-titration from SNRI to SSRI or from SSRI to SNRI 26:05 Withdrawal symptoms from SSRIs or SNRIs and a bit more on switching and cross titration 31:33 Is paroxetine ever a good idea? 33:03 Ultra-rapid metabolizers of SSRIs and pharmacogenomics 34:43 Postpartum depression and treatment with antidepressants during pregnancy and lactation 39:25 Monitoring response to therapy with antidepressants ie PHQ-9 40:53 Augmentation for partial response; bupropion for augmentation and sexual side effects; 43:58 Counseling patients about discontinuation of therapy 47:00 How to choose an agent for augmentation of antidepressant therapy 51:02 Mirtazapine 52:41 Vortioxetine 53:24 Atypical antipsychotics for augmentation 55:37 Pregabalin and gabapentin for augmentation 57:42 Dr Finley’s take home points 60:48 Outro