Aims Serotonin in platelets has a major role promoting vasoconstriction and platelet aggregation. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which are widely used clinically, inhibit the transporter responsible for uptake into platelets. This depletion reduces clot formation, thus increasing bleeding risk. risk is particularly elevated older adults who also more likely to have co-morbid p...

Abbreviations: CRH: Corticotropin Releasing Hormone; CRH1: Corticotropin Releasing Hormone Receptor; CSF: Cerebro Spinal Fluid; D2: Dopaminergic Subreceptor; GABA: Gamma Amino Butyric Acid; GABAA: Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Subtype A Receptors; GABAB: Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Subtype B Receptors; Gal2: Galanin 2; 5-HT: Serotonergic Receptor; 5-HT1A: 5-Hydroxytryptamine 1A Receptors; 5-HT7: 5-hydrox...

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are associated with significant sexual side effects. By definition, all SSRIs increase overall serotonin (5HT) by binding to serotonin autoreceptors (5HT(IA)); however, each SSRI has a unique portfolio of secondary binding properties to other neurotransmitters such as norepinephrine (NE). As 5HT(IA) receptors mediate NE neurotransmission, SSRIs th...

OBJECTIVE Recent data suggest that serotonin selective reuptake inhibiter (SSRI) medication is useful in preventing relapse in weight-restored anorexics. Our clinical impression has been that SSRIs are not effective in patients who are underweight with anorexia nervosa. METHOD In order to determine whether there was any benefit for SSRI medication in underweight anorexics, we compared two gro...

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) medications are the most common antidepressant treatment used during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Up to 10% of pregnant women are prescribed SSRIs. Serotonin plays an integral part in neurodevelopment, and questions have been raised about the placental transfer of SSRIs and the effects of preventing reuptake of presynaptic serotonin on fetal...

The aim of the present clinical positron emission tomography study was to examine if the 5-HTT is a common target, both for tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Serotonin transporter (5-HTT) occupancy was estimated during treatment with TCA, SSRI and mirtazapine in 20 patients in remission from depression. The patients were recruited from out-pat...

Fluoxetine and its successors (Table 1) differ from the heterocyclic antidepressants in that they inhibit serotonin reuptake, with little or no effect on other receptor sites. As a result of this specificity, these agents are referred to as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Their clinical efficacy is believed to be the result of an initial increase in serotonin concentrations (in...

Depression and anxiety are prevalent mental health illnesses often diagnosed during the child adolescent years. Patients presenting with depression and/or symptoms typically initially present to a primary care provider (PCP). PCPs need be able identify symptoms, which can aided by screening tool. First-line treatment is psychotherapy followed selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) for th...

This prospective cohort study compares the breastfeeding outcomes of women exposed to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants at the time of delivery, those who discontinued use prior to delivery, and those not exposed. Participants include 466 pregnant women who enrolled in the California Teratogen Information Service Clinical Research Program (CTIS) over 10 years. In biv...