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ANTIDEPRESSANTS:  MEDICINES FOR DEPRESSION…

Medications used to treat depression are called antidepressant drugs. Antidepressants are medicines used to help people who have depression and are often the first treatment option prescribed by health professionals.

Antidepressant medicines are designed to assist in lifting depressive symptoms, but are also useful in some disorders in addition to depression. Antidepressants are used most widely for serious depressions, but they can also be helpful for some milder depressions.

Ø    Antidepressants represent one of the most widely prescribed classes of medications in use today.

Ø    With the help of these depression medications, most people can achieve significant recovery from depression. They are, however, one depression treatment option.  

Ø    They were first developed in the 1950s and have been used regularly since then.

Ø    They can only be prescribed by a doctor. All antidepressant medications require a prescription.

Ø    There are several types of antidepressant medications used to treat depression and conditions that have depression as a component of the disease (like bipolar disorder).

 Ø   The last few years have seen the introduction of a number of new antidepressants. Several of them are called "selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors" (SSRIs).   

 
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