If you take Anti-depressant drugs, you should know this

The truth about Anti-depressants including Zoloft & Prozac

The Health Master
Sep 3, 2018 · 4 min read

Prozac and Zoloft are Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) and work by delaying the reuptake of serotonin. This results in serotonin persisting longer when it is released, and SSRI’s are often used as an antidepressant treatment for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). SSRI’s increase the concentration of a potent GABAA receptor positive allosteric modulator. Large doses have been shown to induce a significant increase in synaptic…

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