If your mental health has seemed a little out of sorts for some time now, there’s a chance you’ve already spoken to a healthcare provider and been offered the common antidepressant sertraline. Whether ...

Medically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmD Key Takeaways Lexapro and Zoloft work by increasing serotonin levels to treat mood ...

Antidepressants can help you chat up that girl, finish that screenplay and stop watching endless reruns of The Office every night before bed. In short, they’re great for humankind. For some ...

In the treatment of mental health disorders like depression and anxiety, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are often prescribed as first-line treatments. Among the most popular SSRIs are ...

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People taking sertraline can experience a wide range of side effects, some that may warrant a 999 call. Sertraline is one of the most prescribed antidepressants in the UK, with around two million ...

In a report published in PLoS ONE, a journal published by the Public Library of Science on April 18, the researchers showed that Zoloft accumulates in the cell membranes of baker’s yeast cells and ...

A “deprescribing” movement is building up in the psychiatry field, aimed at helping patients reduce or stop their medications ...