Can Antidepressants Really Cure Depression?

By Apoorva Jha

How Do Antidepressants Work?

chemical formula for serotonin

Majority of the antidepressants studied were from the kind of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). The notion of how antidepressants work is that they boost serotonin levels, even though this is yet to be confirmed. Even the levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin are known to be raised even though there has not been any concrete proof regarding this claim.