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Millions of people use selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) to treat anxiety and depression. But their use is controversial for a number of reasons, including lack of data on their long term efficacy and because we don't fully understand how they work
Common Antidepressants May Have Another Surprising Effect on Your Brain
https://www.sciencealert.com/common-antidepressants-may-have-another-surprising-effect-on-your-brain
@ecksmc they sure have been helpful for me.
given so many of us depend on these drugs, it is important we keep trying to understand what they're really doing.
"Future studies are needed to further illuminate antidepressant mechanisms of action of both SSRI and alternative strategies to advance precision psychiatry for major depressive disorder," the researchers write in their paper.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.08.009