SSRIs block this process of reuptake, which increases serotonin levels in your brain. That enables the brain to continue using serotonin to connect more dots as we go about everyday tasks.

Yet, we still don't entirely understand how they work. Some with depression will do better receiving psychotherapy over medication; some a combination of the two, and others just an antidepressant.

Do antidepressants “work”? Still, doctors often say, the drugs work, even if we don’t know exactly how. Isn’t that a good enough reason to take them?

RFK Jr. falsely links antidepressants with school shooters, heroin. But what are SSRIs and is it safe for kids to take them?