When Dr Mark Horowitz, an Australian psychiatrist and researcher based in London, tried to slowly come off the medication he had been taking since his twenties, he suffered insomnia, panic attacks and ...

How SSRIs Work To understand how SSRIs work, let’s back up a minute. First, what is an SSRI drug, and what does SSRI stand for?

Common SSRIs You Might Hear Of There are several SSRIs available, and the doctor’s choice depends on your specific symptoms, overall health, and how your body responds to them.

More than 1 in 10 people in the United States take an antidepressant. And the most commonly prescribed type of antidepressant are SSRIs — or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. That includes ...

RFK Jr. falsely links antidepressants with school shooters, heroin. But what are SSRIs and is it safe for kids to take them?

SSRI antidepressants normally take a few weeks before any showing mental health benefits, but how come it takes so long? Now a study from a group of clinicians and scientists provides the first ...

Key points SSRIs work for many people with depression. Yet, we still don't entirely understand how they work. Some with depression will do better receiving psychotherapy over medication; some a ...

Keep reading to learn how SSRI drugs work, the different types of SSRIs, the side effects of SSRI drugs and more. How SSRIs Work To understand how SSRIs work, let’s back up a minute.

SSRIs work in tandem with other psychotherapies Prescribing medications is never the first step in treating children and adolescents, Slattery said.