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Recent Examples of antidepressant
Toxicology tests showed positive for cocaine and some prescription antidepressant medications.
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2026
Adam Urato, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist and critic of antidepressant safety, is pressing the FDA to add a boxed warning to SSRIs, the drugs most commonly prescribed for depression.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 5 Mar. 2026
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
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2026
Adam Urato, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist and critic of antidepressant safety, is pressing the FDA to add a boxed warning to SSRIs, the drugs most commonly prescribed for depression.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 5 Mar. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antidepressant
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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
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Some studies suggest lemongrass has anti-inflammatory, antifungal, and analgesic (pain-relieving) properties.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
8 Dec. 2025
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The singer's 2009 death was officially attributed to the legal anesthetic propofol.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2026
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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 3 Apr. 2026.
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