How do SSRIs work to keep you from being depressed/anxious?
In: Chemistry
Essentially: magic. We don’t actually know.
They block their re-absorption and thereby increase the amount of serotonin and some other substances in your brain. That much is known, but we don’t really understand why it seems to help. It also doesn’t always work, each individual reacts very different. It doesn’t work at all for some, others are almost cured, and yet others get even more suicidal.
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