Prozac
Popular SSRI antidepressant
Episodes
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#3521: SSRIs: How Different Are They Really?Prozac, Lexapro, and beyond — how similar are SSRIs? A deep dive into selectivity, side effects, and what comes next. -
#840: Why Antidepressants Take Weeks to Work: The Science of LagSSRIs change brain chemistry in hours, but mood lifts weeks later. Explore the "construction project" and neuroplasticity behind the wait. -
#837: The Holy Grail That Keeps Slipping AwayCan one molecule treat both depression and ADHD? Explore the elusive "holy grail" of psychiatry: Triple Reuptake Inhibitors. -
#534: Before the Pill: The Brutal History of PsychiatryBefore modern meds, doctors used ice picks and malaria to treat the mind. Herman and Corn explore the desperate, dark history of early psychiatry. -
#396: From Prozac to Plasticity: The New Science of DepressionHerman and Corn explore why we’re moving past SSRIs toward neuroplasticity, ketamine, and the gut-brain axis to treat depression.