what medication is in anti depressants ?

Question

as in anti biotics contain penicilin etc?

Answer 1

Most antidepressants are believed to work by slowing the removal of certain chemicals from the brain. These chemicals are called neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitters are needed for normal brain function. Antidepressants help people with depression by making these natural chemicals more available to the brain. There are six groups of antidepressants and each work on different neurotransmitters. Most are reuptake inhibitors.
Reuptake, or uptake, is a chemical process that occurs in the brain. It is defined as the reabsorption of a neurotransmitter after it has performed its function of transmitting a neural impulse. In effect, what happens is that the neurotransmitter, once reabsorbed, is no longer available in the active synapses of the brain. Reuptake inhibitors, by slowing down the reabsorption of these chemicals allow the brain to function more normally.

Answer 2

There are two main types of antidepressant. There are the tri-cyclics and the SSRI's. They both involve allowing the patient to gain more serotonin which raises the mood and prevents depression depending on the dose. Some of them have other sedating and anti-psychotic effects. But basically they all give the brain a rest and allow a person to get on with their lives without being crippled with depression.

Answer 3

Only penicillin contains penicillin. Anti depressants imply a very wide range of medications with little in common either in terms of their chemical structure or how they work. It is true however that most (but not all) are presumed to work on the synapse (the gap) between nerves.

Answer 4

The most common antidepressants are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRI's. The chemicals in the drug prevent the cells from reabsorbing your own natural seratonin too quickly. By allowing your seratonin to remain outside the cells longer, your mood is improved. As you can see the SSRI's help your body use it's own natural chemicals more effectively.

Answer 5

That depends on the antidepressant. there are different types, the main ones used today are serotin reuptake inhibitors and include drugs like Fluoxetine. If you want to know whats in something your taking ask your dr or read the information on the pack.

Answer 6

There are few groups of antidepresants
1. Tricyclic and realated drugs (the best)
2. Monoamine-oxidase inhibitors
3. Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors
4. And others
They work on different receptor for different chemicals in the brain, inhibiting secretion of those chemicals( serotonin, monoamine -oxidase) In depression,those chemicals are produced in higher levels than normal so the antidepressants are inhibiting their secretions and help depression

Answer 7

There lots of different types of anti depressants so there's not one answer

Answer 8

serotion reuptake