How do antidepressants impact gut health? Three experts explain the facts. Design by MNT; Photography by Fiordaliso/Getty Images & STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images. Recently, ...

SSRIs help improve mental health by blocking the reuptake of serotonin. SNRIs block the uptake of both serotonin and norepinephrine. SSRIs are often used first because they may have fewer side effects ...

Even though depression is one of the most common conditions in the world, and we know many of the things that increase the chances of getting it (e.g., early life stress, being female, serious medical ...

Brian (not his real name of course) was unhappy with me. He was furious with his wife. He stated to her, “We came here because my therapist says that I have depression and need to take meds. I told ...

Roughly 1 in 10 Americans take antidepressants. The most common type is SSRIs, or selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors, like Prozac, Lexapro, and Zoloft. But what happens when you stop taking them ...

Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) are a class of drugs that affect the brain’s serotonin system, and doctors most commonly prescribe them as antidepressants. SRIs increase the levels of serotonin ...

At a meeting held by the Food and Drug Administration on July 21, 2025, a panel convened by the agency cast doubt on the safety of antidepressant medications called selective serotonin reuptake ...

Because antidepressants are taken orally, some of the active ingredients may make it to the large intestine, where the majority of microbes live. Medical News Today had spoken to three medical experts ...