SSRI

abbreviation

Pharmacology.

1. selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor: a class of drugs that prolong the action of serotonin in the brain by inhibiting its reabsorption by neurons, used mainly to treat depression.

SSRI

abbreviation

1. selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; any of a class of drugs, including fluvoxamine, paroxetine, fluoxetine (Prozac), and Lustral, that increase concentrations of serotonin in the brain: used in the treatment of depression

SSRI

1. Short for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. Any of a class of drugs that inhibit the uptake of serotonin in the central nervous system and are used to treat depression and other psychiatric disorders.

Word History and Origins

Origin of SSRI¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

In response, the pharmaceutical industry developed Prozac, the first SSRI.

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It took another 20 years for one to be brought to the U.S. market: the first SSRI, Prozac.

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“I def had a miscarriage on SSRI’s, too,” Banks wrote before encouraging her latest social media adversary to “get off the SSRI’s period.”

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If depression were caused by a deficit of serotonin, you’d feel better in a day or so after taking an SSRI.

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But until now, no randomized controlled trials had directly compared psilocybin with an SSRI.

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