antidepressant

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Recent Examples of antidepressant Pain meds and the antidepressant Lexapro let her function. Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026 Means faced tough questions from members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee about her stances on vaccines, contraception and antidepressant use during pregnancy. Aria Bendix, NBC news, 25 Feb. 2026 Six months later, some participants reported that the antidepressant effects were still present. Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026 But there was never an offer of pain medication; only antidepressant after antidepressant, despite no diagnosis of depression. Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for antidepressant
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Adjective
  • Epibatidine intrigued researchers for decades and was once highly sought after as a potential analgesic many times more powerful than morphine.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Some studies suggest lemongrass has anti-inflammatory, antifungal, and analgesic (pain-relieving) properties.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 8 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • The singer's 2009 death was officially attributed to the legal anesthetic propofol.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The American Veterinary Dental College, American Animal Hospital Association and American Animal Hospital Association all support anesthetic pet dentistry as opposed to anesthesia-free pet dental cleanings, also called nonaesthetic dentistry.
    Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 20 Feb. 2026

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“Antidepressant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antidepressant. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.

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