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Recent Examples of antidepressant
The company’s antidepressant Prozac catapulted Lilly to the top ranks of the pharmaceutical industry after it was approved in 1987.
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Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
Between 2016 and 2022, antidepressant prescriptions for kids aged 12 to 17 rose 69%.
—John La Puma, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Curiously, the antidepressant effect emerged after the mind-altering experiences and persisted for more than a week, suggesting that ketamine might be doing more than making the patients trip.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
That study is still one of the most robust antidepressant trials conducted – although researchers have more recently argued that fewer people are cured by these medications than its results suggest.
—Jamie Ducharme, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
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Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
Between 2016 and 2022, antidepressant prescriptions for kids aged 12 to 17 rose 69%.
—John La Puma, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Curiously, the antidepressant effect emerged after the mind-altering experiences and persisted for more than a week, suggesting that ketamine might be doing more than making the patients trip.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
That study is still one of the most robust antidepressant trials conducted – although researchers have more recently argued that fewer people are cured by these medications than its results suggest.
—Jamie Ducharme, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antidepressant
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The classic pisco sour is unmissable, as is the island cocktail made with pisco, eucalyptus syrup, and wild murta, a local antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic berry used by indigenous communities in traditional medicine and food.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Mar. 2026
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Epibatidine intrigued researchers for decades and was once highly sought after as a potential analgesic many times more powerful than morphine.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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Right before his death, Jackson had been given the powerful anesthetic propofol by his personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2026
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The album’s ideal love is anesthetic, a script for surviving daily chaos and tragedy that doesn’t require reciprocation.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Pitchfork,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Antidepressant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antidepressant. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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