Video - Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, are a class of antidepressant medications commonly used in the treatment of major depressive disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, chronic anxiety disorders, and eating disorders like bulimia. SSRIs work by preventing serotonin reuptake from the synaptic cleft, thus increasing the amount of serotonin binding to 5HT2 receptors. SSRIs have a few dangerous side effects like increased risk of suicide and life-threatening serotonin syndrome.