Natural Remedies: Antidepressants and How They Work

By The Mother Earth News Editors
Published on April 1, 2000
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Antidepressants and depression.

The Natural Remedies column shares information on antipressants and how they work.

Learn about antidepressants and how they work. Antidepressants are drugs designed to block or reduce the
symptoms of depression and anxiety. Most all affect the
levels of one or more neurotransmitters, or chemical
messengers, in the brain-including serotonin, dopamine and
norepinephrine. Low levels of these chemicals have been

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