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Antidepressant Medications

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Antidepressant medications raise the availability of serotonin or norepinephrine and require several weeks to reach full effect.

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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors block reuptake, leaving more serotonin available in the synapse.

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Synaptic effects begin within hours and symptom relief takes weeks, which means the simple chemical account is incomplete.