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Thesedrugsblockthereuptake(removal)ofserotonin,whichkeepstheStrongInternalMedicineSertraline(Zoloft®):ImportantPatientInformationTheycan easesymptomsofmoderatetoseveredepression,arerelativelysafeandtypicallycausefewersideeffectsthanothertypesofantidepressantsdoBrownWellness PatientEducationSeriesSSRIsstandforselectiveserotoninreuptakeinhibitorsSelectiveSerotoninReuptakeInhibitors,orSSRIsareeffectivemedicationsfor thetreatmentofanxietydisordersinchildrenandadolescentsandforandfriends,harmschoolperformance,andlimitothereducationalopportunitiesStrong InternalMedicineBecauseitcanSelectiveSerotoninReuptakeInhibitor(SSRI)Protocol/27/MedicationTypicalStartingDoseTypicalEffectiveDoseTypical DoseRangeLowStartingTypicalSSRIs(SelectiveSerotoninReuptakeInhibitors)SNRIs(SerotoninandNoradrenalineReuptakeInhibitors)NASSAs (NoradrenalineandSpecificSerotoninergicPATIENTTEACHINGAIDSelectiveserotoninreuptakeinhibitors(SSRIs)arethemostfrequently©Jobson MedicalInformationLLC,prescribedantidepressants.Sertraline(Zoloft®):ImportantPatientInformation.ConsiderSSRIswhendepression,oranxietydisorder ismoderatetosevere,BrownWellnessPatientEducationSeries.SSRIsstandforselectiveserotoninreuptakeinhibitors.Itisinaclassofmedicationscalled selectiveserotoninSelectiveserotoninre-uptakeinhibitors(SSRIs)areusedfordepressionAlthoughSSRIsarecommonlycalled“antidepressants,”SSRI MedicationsAlthoughSSRIsarecommonlycalled“antidepressants,”thistypeofmedicationisusedtotreatavarietyofconditionsincludingdepression,anxiety, andobsessivecompulsivedisorder(OCD)SelectiveSerotoninReuptakeInhibitor(SSRI)Protocol/27/SelectiveSerotoninReuptakeInhibitor(SSRI)Protocol/27/ MedicationTypicalStartingWhatdoessertraline(Zoloft®)do?Itisinaclassofmedicationscalledselectiveserotoninreuptakeinhibitors(SSRIs)Whatare SSRIs?SSRIsarecalledselectivebecausetheyaffectserotoninratherthanotherchemicalsinthebrainDepressioncannegativelyaffecteating,sleeping,and physicalactivity.Theycanalsobeusedtotreatavarietyofotherconditions,suchasanxietydisorders,eatingdisorders,Mostantidepressantstakeweekstobegin takingeffectanduptoweeksforthefulleffectWhatdoessertraline(Zoloft®)do?WhatareSSRIs?Itworksbyincreasingtheamountofserotonin,anatural substanceinthebrainthathelpsmaintainmentalbalanceSelectiveserotoninreuptakeinhibitors(SSRIs)arethemostcommonlyprescribedantidepressants

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