While I have been discussing opioids and their effect on the brain I have also been thinking about antidepressants, specifically SSRIs and the role they play within the brain. Prior the 1950s, opioids, amphetamine, and methamphetamines were used to treat depression, until researchers discovered that a lack of the neurotransmitter noradrenaline and serotonin causes depression,… Continue reading Antidepressants
