Antidepressants

The international antidepressant market will reach upwards of $28.6 billion this year alone. Withdrawal effects of SSRIs, SNRIs, and antipsychotics have continually been shown to last longer than both benzodiazepines and opiates. A new review released this past April discovers…

Lexapro or the generic name, escitalopram is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) commonly prescribed to treat anxiety and depression. Lexapro assists in relieving sadness, insomnia, and changes in appetite all associated with depression. The drug can also help with…

In the United States, more people are prescribed antidepressants than any other country in the world. Still, the drug’s efficiency and mode of action (MoA) is largely unknown. So do antidepressants really work? In Germany, the use of antidepressants has…

Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome is caused by selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). SSRIs are a class of drugs normally used to treat depression. These drugs may help normalize a person’s neurotransmitter functioning by increasing serotonin in the brain. While it can…