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'''Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors''' ('''SSRIs''') are a type of pharmaceutical which affects neurotransmitters (i.e. brain chemistry). They are widely prescribed, in USA specially, to treat [[depression]].
 
'''Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors''' ('''SSRIs''') are a type of pharmaceutical which affects neurotransmitters (i.e. brain chemistry). They are widely prescribed, in USA specially, to treat [[depression]].

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Typedrug
Start1985
Interest of• Peter Breggin
• Eli Lilly
• GlaxoSmithKline
• Johnson & Johnson
• Pfizer
A class of drugs licensed to treat depression, increasingly used also for other health concerns.

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a type of pharmaceutical which affects neurotransmitters (i.e. brain chemistry). They are widely prescribed, in USA specially, to treat depression.

Usage

In USA, SSRIs are increasingly prescribed for a range of health concerns. Perhaps 25-60% of SSRIs prescriptions are for drug dependence, "ADHD", Anxiety disorders, Autism (in children), Bipolar disorder, Eating disorders, Fibromyalgia, Neuropathic pain, Obsessive-compulsive disorder and Premenstrual dysphoric disorder. They clinical affect of other health conditions is a subject of ongoing research.[1]

Affects

SSRIs have a complex and not well understood impact on people, with a wide range of responses. SSRI use is correlated with rate of convicted of offences from assault to murder[2][3] as well as with suicide.[4]  

An example

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FluvoxamineAn antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class. It may be of use in treating long Covid.

 

Related Quotation

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David McGowan“If ignorance is truly bliss, then why do so many Americans need Prozac?”David McGowan2000
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