antidepressants

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

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notes for antidepressants

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

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How to use antidepressants in a sentence

SSRIs are the most widely prescribed class of antidepressants.
Robin Williams’ Deadly Depression|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a turn that vindicates Aldous Huxley, one in ten Americans ingests their daily Soma supplement in the form of antidepressants.
New Year’s Reading List: Books to Transform Your Sad Life|David Masciotra|January 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jacintha, 46, spent days in intensive care and was put on a course of antidepressants for nine months.
Tragic Kate Middleton Nurse Had Made Two Previous Suicide Attempts|Tom Sykes|December 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Many of those who die have alcohol, antidepressants, and/or pain medications in their bloodstreams at death.
Death of Kate Middleton Nurse Shows How Humiliation Can Lead to Suicide|Kent Sepkowitz|December 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The self on antidepressants becomes the only self they know.
America’s Zoloft Problem: A Generation Grows Up With Antidepressants|Cara Spitalewitz|July 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
At the time of this writing, the most widely prescribed antidepressants are the tricyclics.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn|Steven J. Bartlett
The main advantage of ECT is that it acts much faster than any of the antidepressants.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn|Steven J. Bartlett