selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

noun

: ssri

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Doctors often prescribe daily medications like benzodiazepines or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors such as Prozac or Zoloft. Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025 Antidepressants: If needed, your healthcare provider may recommend taking a low dose of an antidepressant such as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 12 Aug. 2025 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 inhibitors, or SSRIs, in pregnancy. Andrew Novick, The Conversation, 31 July 2025 This may be especially helpful for people who run hot at night, including those who are going through menopause or taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs. The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

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1987, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor was in 1987

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selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

noun
: ssri

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