sertraline

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Zoloft, Lexapro the Best of Newer Antidepressants paroxetine (Paxil), reboxetine (Edronax / Vestra), sertraline, and venlafaxine (Effexor).

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  1. noun An oral antidepressant that enhances serotonin activity by inhibiting its uptake by neurons of the central nervous system.

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  • "Bupropion-SR, sertraline, or venlafaxine-XR after failure of SSRIs for depression". —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • Zoloft, Lexapro the Best of Newer Antidepressants paroxetine (Paxil), reboxetine (Edronax / Vestra), sertraline, and venlafaxine (Effexor). —  Medlogs - Recent stories
  • "The most important clinical implication of the results is that escitalopram and sertraline might be the best choice when starting a treatment for moderate to severe major depression, because they have the best possible balance between efficacy and acceptability," Dr. Andrea Cipriani, of the University of Verona in Italy, and colleagues said in a news release from the journal. —  Medlogs - Recent stories
  • Its conclusion was this: "The results of this pooled analysis demonstrate that sertraline is an effective and well-tolerated short-term treatment for children and adolescents" —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • I hope this helps. sertraline (Zoloft) has FDA approval for treatment of social anxiety disorder and is generally considered SSRI medication of first choice. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
 

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  1. ser(otonin) + (te)tra- + (naphtha)l(ene) + (am)ine.
 

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