What is a SSRI drug?

What is a SSRI drug?

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the most commonly prescribed antidepressants. They can ease symptoms of moderate to severe depression, are relatively safe and typically cause fewer side effects than other types of antidepressants do.

What is the most popular SSRI?

SSRIs

• Prozac (fluoxetine): Prozac is still one of the most popular SSRIs in the United States.
• Celexa (citalopram): Studies show that Celexa works as well as other SSRIs and has similar side effects.

What are the different SSRIs?

SSRIs include fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil, Pexeva), sertraline (Zoloft), citalopram (Celexa) and escitalopram (Lexapro). Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs).

What symptoms do SSRIs treat?

What are SSRI antidepressants used for? SSRI antidepressants help to relieve symptoms of depression such as low mood, irritability, feelings of worthlessness, restlessness, anxiety, and difficulty in sleeping.

Which is the safest antidepressant?

Citalopram and escitalopram have been considered the safest among the SSRIs with respect to potential for liver injury [41].

What are the 3 types of antidepressants?

There are several different types of antidepressants.

• Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
• Serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)
• Noradrenaline and specific serotonergic antidepressants (NASSAs)
• Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)
• Serotonin antagonists and reuptake inhibitors (SARIs)

Is Zoloft an SSRI?

Sertraline is known as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).

What SSRI is similar to Zoloft?

The FDA is in charge of deciding which medications are safe and effective for which reasons. The following SSRIs are approved to treat depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders: Citalopram (Celexa) Escitalopram (Lexapro) Fluoxetine (Prozac) Fluvoxamine (Luvox, Luvox CR) Paroxetine (Paxil, Paxil CR) Sertraline (Zoloft)

What does SSRI mean?

selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) any of a group of drugs that inhibit the inactivation of serotonin by blocking its absorption in the central nervous system; used as antidepressants and in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder and panic disorder. serine protease inhibitor ( serine proteinase inhibitor) serpin.

What does SSRI(s) stand for?

SSRIs block the reabsorption (reuptake) of serotonin in the brain, making more serotonin available. SSRIs are called selective because they seem to primarily affect serotonin, not other neurotransmitters.

What is the strongest SSRI?

Luvox and Paxil are the strongest of the SSRIs in terms of serotonin reuptake power, Luvox hits one of the alpha receptors pretty hard whilst Paxil does a tiny, tiny bit of norepinephrine reuptake inhibition (nothing compared to the SNRIs ) and is the strongest at serotonin reuptake.