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The S for Selective actually means it only works on serotonin, compared with say, an SNRI, which works on both serotonin and norepinephrine. Impacting the overa
by arsome 4y ago
The S for Selective actually means it only works on serotonin, compared with say, an SNRI, which works on both serotonin and norepinephrine. Impacting the overall values is in fact pretty much the only thing it does.
- eurasiantiger 4y agoThis is true, but inaccurate, as it only accounts for the direct effects. However, increased serotonin receptor agonism also increases downstream dopamine and norepinephrine release.
- zeckalpha 4y agoSRIs are a separate class of drugs: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serotonin_reuptake_inhibitor https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serotonin_reuptake_inhibitor