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antidepressants

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  1. Drugs that prevent or relieve the symptoms of depression. Various psychological disorders are treated with antidepressants.


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Although there are many antidepressant drugs now in use, the best known is Prozac ®.

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As Bamford’s friend, comedian Gary Gulman, says toward the film’s end: “Those interactions are antidepressants, and she’s created so many of these little antidepressants.”

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

Jair Bolsonaro is currently on antidepressants and is "stable," according to the latest medical reports, although his wife, Michelle, has said that the elections have made him "a bit anxious."

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

The Daily Mail reports that one in seven people in England were prescribed antidepressants last year, which it says is an increase of more that 15% in five years.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

SSRIs are among the most widely prescribed antidepressants.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026

They’d brought her to a shelter, where she’d been showered, fed, prescribed antidepressants, and released three weeks later.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

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