antidepressant

Speech parts

1. antidepressant - Noun

2. antidepressant - Adjective

Meaning

any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

antidepressant drug gage mara energizer kava Prozac grass mescal upper medication tonic psilocybin narcotic anesthetic hypnotic
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Antonyms

normal harm stimulating colorless anesthetic depressing
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Hypernyms

medicine medication medicament medicinal drug

Hyponyms

maleate MAOI SSRI nontricyclic reboxetine nefazodone

Phrases with the word

tricyclic antidepressant tricyclic antidepressant drug noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressant atypical antidepressant

Examples

Babies should be classified as an antidepressant. It's pretty hard to be in a bad mood around a 5-month-old baby. Jim Gaffigan

In my view, prescribing antidepressant drugs is too often a quick and easy substitute for developing treatment plans that address the totality of health concerns and lifestyle factors that have an impact on wellness, including emotional wellness. Andrew Weil

The greatest antidepressant is gratitude. Steve Maraboli

A 2013 systematic review and meta-analysis found that antidepressant use during pregnancy was statistically significantly associated with some pregnancy outcomes, such as gestational age and preterm birth, but not with other outcomes. Source: Internet

A 2006 meta-analysis review found wide variation in the findings of prior studies; for patients who had failed to respond to an SSRI antidepressant, between 12% and 86% showed a response to a new drug. Source: Internet

Augmentation with the medical food L-methylfolate may improve antidepressant effects of these medicines, including lithium and antidepressants themselves, by boosting the synthesis of antidepressant neurotransmitters. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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