Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a class of drugs, such as fluoxetine or sertraline, that inhibit the uptake of serotonin by neurons of the central nervous system and are primarily used in the treatment of depression and obsessive compulsive disorder.
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- initialism
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor , orserotonin-specific reuptake inhibitor .
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- noun an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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(For the record: SSRI is shorthand for Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor and refers to the class of depression-busting drugs that burst onto the market with Prozac in 1988.)
Post-Prozac: American Psychopharmacology, the Morning After 2008
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Cymbalta by Eli Lilly and Effexor by Wyeth are often called SSRI's, but they are actually serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRI's).
Jury Trials In 2008 Expected To Expose SSRI Maker's Dirty Secrets 2008
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The four medications that are allowed by the new policies are part of the so-called SSRI family.
Depressed Pilots Can Fly on Medication, FAA Decides Shirley S. Wang 2010
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The four medications that are allowed by the new policies are part of the so-called SSRI family.
Depressed Pilots Can Fly on Medication, FAA Decides Shirley S. Wang 2010
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The four medications that are allowed by the new policies are part of the so-called SSRI family.
Depressed Pilots Can Fly on Medication, FAA Decides Shirley S. Wang 2010
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A new National Institute of Mental Health study, published in Archives of General Psychiatry, concludes that a classification of anti-depressants, the so-called SSRI's -- selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors -- can not only relieve depression but can also change a patient's personality.
Robert David Jaffee: Medication Alone is No Panacea for Depression 2009
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All four drugs are in a class of antidepressants called SSRI's, which help regulate mood by blocking reabsorption of the chemical serotonin, believed to play a role in behavior.
Bloomberg 2010
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All four drugs are in a class of antidepressants called SSRI's, which help regulate mood by blocking reabsorption of the chemical serotonin, believed to play a role in behavior.
Bloomberg 2010
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And as far as drug side effects, Consumer Reports found fewer people had them with an older class of drugs called SSRI's - medications like Prozac, Zoloft and their generic equivalents.
KDKA - Pittsburgh's Source for Breaking News, Weather and Sports 2010
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It has been shown that these so called SSRI's can trigger psychotic episodes leading to suicide.
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