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SSRI

  • Close up of young woman taking prescription pill. Medicine, health care concept.
    Bioscience-Medicine
    The truth about SSRI antidepressants
    Bonnie Petrie
    Tens of millions of Americans take selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors — SSRIs — to treat depression by addressing what was believed to be a chemical imbalance in the brain. While new research debunks this theory, there are a number of factors people should consider before getting off these medications.