antidepressant drug

Imipramine {antidepressant drug}| can relieve depression by prolonging time noradrenaline and serotonin stay in synapses, by inhibiting membrane epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin transport back into cells and preventing pre-synaptic neuron re-uptake into vesicles. Iproniazid (Niamid) inhibits monoamine oxidase to prevent noradrenaline and serotonin breakdown.

types

Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors, such as Prozac, affect only serotonin. Selective noradrenaline re-uptake inhibitors, such as Strattera, affect only noradrenaline. Tricyclic antidepressants, such as Elavil, affect both.

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors, such as Nardil, prevent enzymes from reacting with noradrenaline and serotonin. Wellbutrin and Serzone affect related reactions.

effects

People are not likely to misuse antidepressant drugs.

biology

Tryptophan is a serotonin precursor.

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