1 in 5 American adults is on some kind of mood altering drug.
Antidepressants are the psychiatric medications used to treat mood disorders that are defined by having depressive symptoms.
The most widely used antidepressants are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a class of drugs that includes medications such as Prozac (fluoxetine), Paxil (paroxetine), Zoloft (sertraline) and Lexapro (escitalopram). Less used, but a popular alternative to SSRIs are serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs); some of the commonly used medications in this drug class include Effexor (venlafaxine) and Cymbalta (duloxetine).
Women 45 and older are the most frequent users of anti-depressants.
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