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US
/ˌæntidɪˈpɹɛsənt/
]
[ UK /ˌæntɪdɪpɹˈɛsənt/ ]
[ UK /ˌæntɪdɪpɹˈɛsənt/ ]
NOUN
- any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects
How To Use antidepressant In A Sentence
- I have fought off an attempt to section me under the Mental Health Act, and I have taken a battery of antidepressant / antipsychotic drugs that left me desperately tired and sick.
- Drugs found in Haim's system included the cough-suppressant dextromethorphan; the antihistamine diphenhydramine; carisoprodol, a prescription muscle relaxant; the tranquilizers diazepam and meprobamate, which are found in Valium and other medications; and the antidepressants fluoxetine and olanzapine. Corey Haim Cause Of Death: Pneumonia Complications, NOT Drugs
- Other prescription drugs, including tricyclic antidepressants, beta blockers, calcium channel blockers and anticonvulsants, are taken regularly to prevent frequent and disabling migraines.
- These drugs include corticosteroids, anticonvulsants, antidepressants, local anesthetics, and stimulants.
- Stimulants, antidepressants, lithium, anticonvulsants and clonidine have all been used in the treatment of conduct disorder.
- The treatment drugs of choice are anticonvulsants and tricyclic antidepressants.
- Most antidepressants -- including the commonly used Prozac and Zoloft -- work by increasing the amount of serotonin, a message-carrying brain chemical made deep in the middle of the brain by cells known as raphe neurons. Canada.com Top Stories
- Antidepressants such as amitriptyline and prothiaden are sometimes used to treat chronic pain, including fibromyalgia.
- The proliferation of diagnoses has contributed to a dramatic rise in antidepressant sales, which increased eightfold between 1990 and 2000.
- Patients were not allowed to take antidepressant or anxiolytic drugs during the study.