antidepressants

1. Drugs that prevent or relieve the symptoms of depression. Various psychological disorders are treated with antidepressants.

Notes

Although there are many antidepressant drugs now in use, the best known is Prozac ®.

Example Sentences

Wragg had struggled with his mental health in the past and had already stopped taking his antidepressants, which he considers a factor in the suicidal thoughts which led him to be admitted to hospital.

From BBC

Her parents moved Lucy and the baby into their home, she was prescribed antidepressants and at around the time her daughter turned one she began to recover.

From BBC

Yet millions of women have decided to continue taking antidepressants in pregnancy because untreated mental illness also poses risks.

From Salon

"Going in the water is exposing me to antibiotics, antidepressants and other medication I haven't opted to take," she added.

From BBC

I know obsessing about polls is dumb, but how else can we decide what to stock up on before election day: champagne or antidepressants?

From Los Angeles Times