Antidepressants

Question 1

What are antidepressants used to treat?

Answer 1

Depression

Question 2

What is the biological cause of depresssion?

Answer 2

Insufficient amounts of serotonin being produced in the synapse

Question 3

What are SSRI’s?

Answer 3

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are drugs used to treat depression

Question 4

How do SSRI’s work?

Answer 4

• SSRI’s bond onto the pre-synaptic neuron in order to prevent the reuptake of serotonin
• This increases the amount of serotonin by prolonging its activity
• The serotonin can then be received by the post synaptic neuron