Most antidepressants affect the levels of which brain neurotransmitters?
a. dopamine 1 and 4
b. histamine
c. norepinephrine or serotonin
d. acetylcholine
C
Most antidepressants affect the levels of norepinephrine or serotonin neurotransmitters. Some affect both; others affect the levels of one or the other. For example, SSRIs have negligible effects on norepinephrine neurotransmitters but are specific moderators of brain serotonin levels.
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