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Recent Examples of antidepressant
Only non-drug – psychological and educational – interventions were studied, so results may not apply to antidepressant treatment.
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Paul McClure 09, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2025
But rather than being reassured that there are some benefits to continuing antidepressant use, some pregnant people are encouraged to stop taking them.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 5 Aug. 2025
These omegas are anti-inflammatory powerhouses, known to reduce body and brain inflammation through a bunch of different pathways that researchers suspect may have antidepressant effects.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 July 2025
Certain studies have found a slightly elevated risk of miscarriage associated with antidepressant use in pregnancy.
—Josh Feldman, NBC news, 22 July 2025
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Paul McClure 09, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2025
But rather than being reassured that there are some benefits to continuing antidepressant use, some pregnant people are encouraged to stop taking them.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 5 Aug. 2025
These omegas are anti-inflammatory powerhouses, known to reduce body and brain inflammation through a bunch of different pathways that researchers suspect may have antidepressant effects.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 July 2025
Certain studies have found a slightly elevated risk of miscarriage associated with antidepressant use in pregnancy.
—Josh Feldman, NBC news, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antidepressant
Adjective
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An analgesic medication that works in the brain to reduce mild to moderate pain by increasing the body’s pain threshold and changing the way the body senses pain.—
Dr. Sanjay Gupta,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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This analgesic effect can be particularly beneficial after strenuous activities.—
Emily Peck,
Wired News,
20 Aug. 2025
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Perry, who died at age 54 from the acute effects of the anesthetic ketamine, with drowning a contributing factor, previously detailed how his friends helped him in his memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Aug. 2025
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That’s either an epidural, which involves receiving anesthetic meds via a catheter (a.k.a. tiny tube) inserted next to your spinal cord, or a spinal block, which is a single shot of numbing drugs directly into your cerebrospinal fluid.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
16 July 2025
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“Antidepressant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antidepressant. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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