How Effective Is Saffron In Treating Depression?

Posted on Fri, 26 Aug 2016

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Question : How effective is saffron in treating depression. If not, what antidepressant can be used other than Prozac that does not have sexual side effects

Answered by Dr. Shubham Mehta (29 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Bupropion, mirtazapine.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to HCM.
Saffron alone is not much effective in treating depression. There are not much research studies on this regard.

Antidepressants like bupropion and mirtazapine are free of sexual side effects. As these are prescription drugs, kindly consult your doctor.

Hope this helps.
Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj