#antidepressants — Public Fediverse posts
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Prescribed Antidepressants Thwarted by Mitski
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Popular antidepressants don’t appear to dull romantic love, study finds https://www.psypost.org/popular-antidepressants-dont-appear-to-dull-romantic-love-study-finds/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Antidepressants #MentalHealth #RomanticLove #LoveResearch #Psychology
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In pharmacology, an #antidepressant refers to a fairly diverse set of molecules that do not have the same modes of action, the same therapeutic effects or the same undesirable effects.
A common goal: to target monoamines, neuromodulators
Generally speaking, these are molecules that target what are called #neurotransmitters, including serotonin, noradrenaline or dopamine. When a neurotransmitter attaches to receptors in one neuron, it transmits an electrical message that can be transmitted to another neuron. It's kind of like a relay race. There are over 20 different types of synapses, each of which conveys specific messages and are involved in this brain activity differently."
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