reuptake
noun
re·up·take
(ˈ)rē-ˈəp-ˌtāk 
: the reabsorption by a neuron of a neurotransmitter following the transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse
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Some folks, including those with bothersome PMS symptoms or PMDD, may feel less drained taking a serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), even with a short two-week monthly course, Dr. Eblen adds.
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Julia Ries, SELF, 23 June 2025
Other antidepressants usually prescribed for depression, according to NYU Langone Health, include serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors such as venlafaxine and duloxetine and atypical antidepressants including bupropion and mirtazapine.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Her psychiatrist raised her dose of Cymbalta, a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) commonly used to treat depression, and put her back on Wellbutrin.
—Samhita Mukhopadhyay, SELF, 26 Mar. 2025
Antidepressants accomplish that by inhibiting the reuptake or absorption of serotonin by the synaptic nerve ending that secreted it.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
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Julia Ries, SELF, 23 June 2025
Other antidepressants usually prescribed for depression, according to NYU Langone Health, include serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors such as venlafaxine and duloxetine and atypical antidepressants including bupropion and mirtazapine.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Her psychiatrist raised her dose of Cymbalta, a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) commonly used to treat depression, and put her back on Wellbutrin.
—Samhita Mukhopadhyay, SELF, 26 Mar. 2025
Antidepressants accomplish that by inhibiting the reuptake or absorption of serotonin by the synaptic nerve ending that secreted it.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
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reuptake
noun
re·up·take
(ˈ)rē-ˈəp-ˌtāk
: the reabsorption by a neuron of a neurotransmitter following the transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse
antidepressants which block the reuptake of norepinephrine
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