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Soon pharmaceutical companies began promising patients that their depression or anxiety could be treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and by the end of the century, mainstream American psychoanalysis could be said to be on the decline—and in crisis.
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Maggie Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Unlike medications like selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, which are used long-term to treat anxiety disorders and depression, lorazepam is designed to be taken on-demand and goes to work within a few minutes.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 3 Mar. 2025
These drugs are typically selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which are generally considered safe for use in pregnancy and while breastfeeding.43
Other medications that may be prescribed include anxiolytic drugs (drugs that treat anxiety) such as lorazepam and clonazepam.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 12 Mar. 2025
At low doses, Effexor acts more like a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) and only increases serotonin.
—Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
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Maggie Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Unlike medications like selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, which are used long-term to treat anxiety disorders and depression, lorazepam is designed to be taken on-demand and goes to work within a few minutes.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 3 Mar. 2025
These drugs are typically selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which are generally considered safe for use in pregnancy and while breastfeeding.43
Other medications that may be prescribed include anxiolytic drugs (drugs that treat anxiety) such as lorazepam and clonazepam.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 12 Mar. 2025
At low doses, Effexor acts more like a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) and only increases serotonin.
—Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
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“Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/selective%20serotonin%20reuptake%20inhibitor. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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