SSRI
Definition
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor: A class of antidepressant medications that work by blocking the reabsorption (reuptake) of serotonin in the brain, thereby increasing its availability to improve mood.
Commonly prescribed for depression, anxiety disorders, OCD, and PTSD; brand names include Prozac (fluoxetine), Zoloft (sertraline), and Lexapro (escitalopram).
Examples
After a week on SSRI, Bob went from brooding poet to aggressively optimistic real estate agent, high-fiving strangers at the coffee shop.
She joked that her SSRI prescription was like hiring a serotonin bouncer to keep the blues from crashing the party in her brain.
His therapist warned about SSRI side effects, but he was too busy organizing his sock drawer alphabetically to care.
In the era of microdosing memes, SSRI became the punchline for 'Big Pharma's serotonin subscription service.'