Seroxat

/ ˈsɛˌrɒksæt /

noun

1. a drug that prolongs the action of serotonin in the brain; used to treat depression and social anxiety

Example Sentences

Three years after she began taking them, when she was 21, she went to her GP and asked to stop: 20mg of Seroxat a day had helped her live with anxiety and panic attacks, but she began to feel uncomfortable about being on medication all the time.

From The Guardian

It was 1991, about the time GlaxoSmithKline released Seroxat.

From The Guardian

A psychiatrist once said to me that coming off Seroxat is harder than quitting heroin.

From The Guardian

I was originally prescribed Seroxat for mild anxiety about my GCSEs.

From The Guardian

I was prescribed Seroxat when I was 18, the year I started university.

From The Guardian