Parameters | Agomelatine | Venlafaxine | Fluoxetine | Sertraline | Escitalopram |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dose | 25Â mg | 75Â mg | 20Â mg | 50Â mg | 20Â mg |
Percentage of patients receiving double dose | 22.1% | 11.8% | 23.0% | 24.5% | 0.0% |
Remission | 0.323* | 0.284 [22] | 0.289 [21] | 0.323* | |
Recurrence | 20% [25] | 20% [25] | 20% [25] | 20% [25] | 20% [25] |
Suicide risk | 20.35 [26] | 20.35 [26] | 20.35 [26] | 20.35 [26] | 20.35 [26] |
Discontinuation | 0.216 [20] | 0.171 [22] | 0.189 [21] | 0.144 [23] | |
Discontinuation symptoms | 0.00 [27] | 0.20 [27] | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 |
Relapse | Survival function [28] | Survival function [28] | RR:0.513§ | RR:0.633§ | RR:0.531§ |
Constipation | 0.042 [20] | 0.011 [22] | 0.006 [21] | 0.006 [23] | |
Dyspepsia | 0.024 [20] | 0.008 [22] | 0.013 [21] | 0.025 [23] | |
Diarrhoea | 0.018 [20] | 0.027 [22] | 0.057 [21] | 0.069 [23] | |
Nausea | 0.226 [20] | 0.114 [22] | 0.044 [21] | 0.138 [23] | |
Somnolence | 0.048 [20] | 0.034 [22] | 0.013 [21] | 0.038 [23] | |
Headache | 0.119 [20] | 0.114 [22] | 0.101 [21] | 0.144 [23] | |
Sexual Dysfunction | 0.018 [29] | 0.004 [22] | 0.019 [21] | 0.013 [23] | |
Sleep Disorder | 0.024 [20] | 0.019 [22] | 0.019 [21] | 0.025 [23] |