A patient's spouse, who is a chemist, asks a nurse how serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) lift depression. The nurse should explain that SSRIs:
a. destroy increased amounts of neurotransmitters.
b. make more serotonin available at the synaptic gap.
c. increase production of acetylcholine and dopamine.
d. block muscarinic and alpha1-norepinephrine receptors.
ANS: A
Depression is thought to be related to the lowered availability of the neurotransmitter serotonin. SSRIs act by blocking the reuptake of serotonin, leaving a higher concentration available at the synaptic cleft. They actually prevent the destruction of serotonin, have no effect on acetylcholine and dopamine production, and do not block muscarinic or alpha1-norepinephrine receptors.
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