Antidepressant is a remedy that is consumed to treat chronic depressive disorders, which may appear in the form of one or more events throughout life, other anxiety disorders, certain disorders of eating behavior and disturbances of impulse control.

It is believed that antidepressants do not cause habit, although violent elimination can cause unfavorable effects. Antidepressants create few or no immediate changes in mood and usually require several weeks to begin to take effect. Antidepressants do not have the same addictive characteristics of other substances, such as nicotine, caffeine, and other stimulants.

However, the most recent medications have a lower number of side effects, sometimes patients report serious side effects associated with their suspension, especially with paroxetine and venlafaxine:

Prozac Fluoxetine. is an antidepressant of the class Selective Inhibitors of Serotonin Reuptake.

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