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Drugs that can Cause Symptoms of Depression 

Antihypertensives
Reserpine Methyldopa Propranolol Clonidine Hydralazine Guanethidine
Antimicrobials
Sulfonamides Isoniazid
Others
Cimetidine Cancer chemotherapeutic agents Alcohol
Analgesics
Narcotic Morphine Codeine Meperidine Pentazocine Propoxyphene Non-narcotics Indomethacin
Cardiovascular Preparations
Digitalis Diuretics Lidocaine
Hypoglycemic Agents
Antiparkinsonism Drugs
Levodopa
Steroids
Corticosteroids Estrogen
Psychotropic Agents
Sedatives Barbiturates Benzodiazepines Meprobamate Antipsychotics Chlorpromazine Haloperidol Thiothixene Hypnotics Chloral hydrate Benzodiazepines Flurazepam

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Referemces:
Kane, R. L., Ouslander, J. G., & Abrass, I. B. (1999). Esssentials of clinical geriatrics. (4th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

Levenson, A. J. & Hall, R. C. W. (1981). Neuropsychiatric manifestations of physical disease in the elderly. New York: Raven Press.

Piven M. L. S. (1998). Evidence-Based Protocol: Detection of depression in the cognitively intact older adult. In M. G. Titler (Series Ed.), Series on Evidence-Based Practice for Older Adults. Iowa City, IA: The University of Iowa College of Nursing Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center, Research Dissemination Core.

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