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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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After initially struggling to get help, he was diagnosed and prescribed antidepressants, but he had experienced anxiety long before then.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

She is now getting divorced and taking antidepressants.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

These are pathways that antidepressants are designed to influence.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

Any Utah adult can log in to get a refill on cholesterol medications or antidepressants, among other prescriptions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 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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