Medications used as treatment for major depressive disorder, anxiety, and other mental health disorders. These medications target specific parts of the brain.

Antidepressant drugs that work b y preventing the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin.

Group of medications that have been shown to be effective in the treatment of mood disorders; their mechanism of action is believed to be increasing the amount of serotonin in regions of the brain.

A class of drugs for the treatment of depression and related disorders that inhibit the reuptake of serotonin and affect the action of receptors, but do not affect other brain chemicals. The SSRIs have revolutionized the treatment of depression since the late 1980s because they are highly effective and produce much fewer side effects than the older antidepressants.

newer antidepressant medications that are thought to work by decreasing reuptake of serotonin, making more available for neurotransmission.

A group of drugs thought to treat depression by correcting an imbalance of serotonin.

a class of antidepressants that assist nerve impulses along pathways using the neurotransmitter serotonin; effective in treating narcolepsy symptoms. Examples include: Zoloft, Prozac, and Paxil.

A class of antidepressant drugs that can relieve the physical symptoms, irritability, tension and depression directly associated with premenstrual dysphoric disorder or PMDD.

SSRIs work by increasing the activity of serotonin in the brain. They include fluoxetine (Prozac), sertaline (Zoloft), fluvoxamine (Luvox), paroxetine (Paxil) and citalopram (Celexa).

antidepressants that work by deactivating mechanisms that remove serotonin from neural pathways in the brain

drugs used to treat depression such as fluoxetine (Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft), paroxetine (Paxil), and fluvoxamine (Luvox). This is a newer class of antidepressants that seems to have fewer side effects and may be more effective for women. The SSRIs have not been associated with an increased risk of heart disease.

(SSRIs) Antidepressant drugs that work by increasing levels of serotonin, a chemical in the brain; sometimes prescribed to treat the symptoms of narcolepsy.

Some medications that were originally approved for treatment of depression have been found to be effective for anxiety disorders. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (or SSRIs) affect the concentration of serotonin - a chemical in the brain thought to be linked to anxiety disorders.

(SSRIs). Medications used to relieve depression. May work by increasing the availability of a brain chemical that helps to regulate mood (serotonin).

NAAR Glossary A medication that blocks the 'reuptake' of serotonin back inside the cell that has released it into the synapse. This increases the amount of serotonin free and available in the synapse.

Medications such as Prozac, Zoloft, and Paxil that increase serotonin turnover in the brain and find wide use as treatments for depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and many other disorders.

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are antidepressant drugs that act by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain. Examples include: Zoloft, Prozac, and Paxil.

A class of antidepressant drugs that help to increase serotonin, a chemical responsible for communication between nerves in the brain. Representative drugs include fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paril), sertraline (Zoloft), citalopram (Celexa), estialapram (Lexapro) and fluvoxamine (Luvox).

A commonly prescribed class of drugs for treating depression. SSRIs inhibit the reuptake of serotonin, allowing more serotonin to be available to be taken up by other nerves.

Antidepressants that block the reabsorption of serotonin by the neurons that release it, leaving more serotonin available to nerve cell receptors (see Anxiety, Depression).