Eli5 : What’s actually happening when you take an anti-depressant?
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SSRI selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor being the common type: serotonin makers you feel happy. Normally you release some, then clean it up (reuptake). The drug prevents that cleanup. This is why they take a while to start working: you’re not adding any extra serotonin, just preventing it from going away.
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