Ssri antidepressants
Ssri antidepressants
Antidepressants are some of the most used medicines all over the world. One of the available types of antidepressants are SSRI antidepressants. SSRI is an abbreviation for Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor. It is a commonly prescribed drug that is used for treating the people who suffer from depression. The SSRI antidepressants affect the chemicals that the nerves present in the brain use for sending messages. These chemicals are called as neurotransmitters. This chemical is released by one nerve and is taken up by another nerve. Neurotransmitters are taken up only by the nerve that is supposed to take it and not by any other nerve. This process is known as ‘Reuptake’. SSRI antidepressants work as a result of the reuptake of serotonin. This mechanism causes for the release of larger quantities of serotonin so that it can be taken up by numerous other nerves. The most trivial as well as eminent SSRI antidepressants that are prescribed by doctors are sertraline (Zoloft), paroxetic (Paxil) or fluoextine (Prozac). All of these SSRI antidepressants were found to be very effective as a result of a study that was conducted. It is believed that all the three antidepressants give the same effect and therefore switching from one of these three SSRI antidepressants to another does not produce any problems as they are believed to have equivalent effectiveness. SSRI antidepressants represent a group of antidepressant drugs used in treating depression. These are used to cure other conditions such as panic disorder, bulimia and obsessional disorder. SSRI antidepressants affect mainly the neurotransmitter known as serotonin. The balance of serotonin as well as other neurotransmitters plays the key role in causing depression as well as other conditions. Sometimes depression is also triggered due to bereavement, illness and redundancy. Depression has no significant reason to trigger and the symptoms include sad feeling, sleeping problem, low mood, irritability, poor appetite, less sex drive, energy loss, poor concentration, headaches, palpitations, guilt feelings and pains. The rate of success of SSRI antidepressants in curing other conditions is also found to be effective. SSRI antidepressant works in 2 to 4 weeks. The antidepressants cannot be stopped abruptly as they may show serious effects. This medication should be taken each day as per the prescription. The dose should be reduced gradually and should be put an end slowly. The different types of SSRI antidepressants are escitalopram, citalopram, fluvoxamine, fluoxetine, sertraline and paroxetine. There may be some common side effects such as sick feeling, headache, vomiting and diarrhea. Initially they may be mild, but slowly the side effects wear off within a week.