how do antidepressants work?

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They help balance certain chemicals (dopamine) in the brain to keep people from swinging to heavily from one mood to another.

Mood disorders, are attributed to imbalances in dopamine levels and I believe that antidepressants help balance these.

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seratonin reuptake inhibitors.

the stop your brain from absorbing seratonin.

Who told you they work?
The pharma companies want you to believe depression is a disease of chemical imbalance and need to be corrected by drugs. They are the same people trying to convince us that "Ageing" is a disease and need to be corrected. Truth is depression is part of living expirience. Meditation and yoga can alter the way you approach depressive thoughts and help you cope with them better. But if u go to a doctor, u r going to end up on Zoloft/paxil/prozac or other waannabee medications.

it depends on which kind of antidepressant you are on, there are different types and they work differently.
i take wellbutrin sr and i swear its a miracle drug. it even suppresses my appetite. when i went through my severe depression i struggled w/ food and weighed 170lbs. going on wellbutrin was the best thing to ever happen to me. i went back down to my normal weight of 145lbs. plus i feel so happy all the time. it truly is a miracle drug for me. ive been on it for about 5 years now. dont listen to anyone that says they dont work, its a lie. i know for a fact they work. you just have to find the one for you. depression is a mental disorder and it is real.

Depends which one you are on - there are 3 main types, they all work in different ways.

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