SSRI
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- noun
- /ˌɛsˌɛsˌɑrˈaɪ/
- Specialized
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ISRS
- Uncontrolled studies with sertraline showed that the SSRI improved NES symptoms, mood, and quality of life.
- serotonin reuptake inhibitors
- SSRI antidepressants
- SSRI treatment
And so Sam was placed on an SSRI, which was Zoloft.
- And so Sam was placed on an SSRI, which was Zoloft.
- Let's give you a medication, SSRI, to increase your serotonin levels.
- I think for instance, about the now extensive use of SSRI's for the treatment of depression.
- Honestly, I think the, I wouldn't underestimate the SSRI withdrawal I had.
- I think it's the way the question was posed than the top tier SSRI for patients with depression.
- So it turns out if you suddenly kind of stop taking SSRIs, people don't know about this.
- So IOSCA plus certain antidepressants like SSRIs can cause a potentially fatal serotonin syndrome.
- Another is the SSRI such as fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline.
- So the normal antidepressants are called SSRI's, serotonin inhibitors, uptake inhibitors.
- Like you, you know about this very popular class of drugs called SSRI, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
- And I wouldn't be talking about SSRIs if they didn't in fact work.
- Not one phone call because they're still selling SSRIs, right.
- And as we saw before for the SSRIs and other prescription drug treatments.
- They're trying to think about SSRI's and OK, so hold on it.
- Your experience, you know, kind of flirting with SSRI's and, and not getting any kind of results.
Examples
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The study suggests there is too much risk associated with SSRI usage and pregnancy.
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Doctors often prescribe an SSRI to help treat patients struggling with severe depression.
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And the first move is to grab an SSRI or, you know, some kind of medication.
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And so Sam was placed on an SSRI, which was Zoloft.
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I think for instance, about the now extensive use of SSRI's for the treatment of depression.
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Let's give you a medication, SSRI, to increase your serotonin levels.
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Treatment with the SSRI escitalopram did not affect BP in patients.
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Obsessive compulsive disorder That's helped by SSRI's like Prozac as well.
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In some cases, treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may be used.
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All patients were receiving SSRIs (sertraline, citalopram, escitalopram, or fluoxetine) when they were admitted to the treatment center.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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A medicine that treats depression by raising a brain chemical called serotonin
Surface Forms
Etymology
SSRI stands for the parts selective, serotonin, reuptake, inhibitor; here serotonin is a brain chemical that helps mood, reuptake means 'taking back', and inhibitor means 'blocker'. A helpful image is to think of an SSRI as a small gate that stops serotonin being taken back so more of the 'mood' chemical stays in the brain, which is why SSRIs are used to treat depression.