Serotonin Receptors and SSRIs
Doctor Jon Lieberman discusses the propsed mechanism of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs), a controversial treatment for depression.
Depressed people have low serotonin levels. What SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) do, is keep serotonin at the synapses of the brain.
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