Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

Mental Illness People with mental illnesses, also known as mental disorders, struggle to cope with everyday life due to their altered moods, thinking or behavior. Fortunately, treatment for mental illness or mental disorders can lead to recovery; and although treatment may include medication, it ideally also includes psychosocial therapies and support. The mental illness I will focus on is a mood disorder called depression, or major depressive disorder. Depression is the most common mood disorder

drug used to treat depressive illness, panic disorder and mood disorders (Hammen, 1997). Like most anti-depressants, Citalopram is a selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor (SSRI). This means it prevents the neurotransmitter Serotonin from being reabsorbed by neurones and hence increasing its concentration in the brain (Fernández-Pastor & Ortega & Meana, 2013). Serotonin is responsible for maintaining mood balance and a feeling of happiness, and so increasing its levels can successfully relieve the

The romantic comedy movie Sex and the City was centered on four main characters. The story was told in the point of view of the main character, Carrie Bradshaw. For the purpose of the concept analysis paper, we were told to evaluate possible characters who may exhibit possible mental disorders. According to MedlinePlus Medical Dictionary (2015), a mental disorder is define as the disorganization of emotions, personality, and mind that have a serious impact on the normal psychological functioning

Major Depressive Disorder impacts many people worldwide. According to Devi et al. (2005), the disorder is characterized by feelings of sadness accompanied by emotional and physical withdrawal, all thought to result from molecular and cellular abnormalities that interact with genetic and environmental factors. To date, no concrete neurobiological explanation exists to completely define, diagnose and treat this illness. Depression debilitates patients, society and economies. An estimated 14.8 million

CNS includes increased serotonin levels in the CNS by SERT blockage and agonizing HT1A which helps in relieving depression. It also modulates serotonin receptor and acts as an anxiolytic (5-HT1D) and enhances mood (5-HT7). 2. Gastrointestinal tract: it acts as an anti-emetic by blocking chemoreceptor zone and in the small intestine (5-HT3)

mood swings that lead to depression. The way this medication works is it can either decrease or alter the effect of neurotransmitters in the brain. Neurotransmitters helps transfer messages throughout the brain and along with that, dopamine and serotonin

Serotonin syndrome is a drug-induced syndrome that results in mental, autonomic and neuromuscular changes. A range of toxic symptoms including clonus, hyperreflexia, tremor, agitation, confusion and shivering are results of the increased serotonin concentrations in the central nervous system (Hall and Buckley, 2003). Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) is a neurotransmitter produced from the decarboxylation and hydroxylation of tryptophan. Serotonin is stored within the vesicles and released into

Lilly Research Laboratories were developing and screening naphtaheleneyloxy – arylprpylamines series, in August 2003, for serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, they found that Duloxetine, a member of this series, proved efficiency in treatment of major depression disorder , owing to Duloxetine is a balanced 5-hydroxytryptamine and norepinephrine dual reuptake inhibitor with minor inhibitory effect on dopamine. [1] FDA approved, in August 2004, CYMBALTA (duloxetine hydrochloride) Delayed

Sertraline (brand name: Zoloft) is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). Sertraline affects chemicals in the brain that may be unbalanced in people with depression, panic, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Zoloft is among the most commonly prescribed antidepressant medications. It is used to treat depression, anxiety disorders, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, PMDD, and PTSD. The history of this drug starts with tametraline. Tametraline is the parent of a series

Disorder (GAD), • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). How do antidepressants work? The belief is that antidepressants work by increasing levels of a group of chemicals in the brain called neurotransmitters. Certain neurotransmitters, such as serotonin and noradrenaline, can improve mood and emotion, although we do not yet fully understand this process While antidepressants can help treat the symptoms of depression, they do not always