Current PTSD treatments centre around selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), such as Pfizer’s Zoloft (sertraline) and GSK’s Paxil (paroxetine). However, these can have a slow onset ...

There are two classes of antidepressants recommended for PTSD: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs). The most common ...

2009;2(1):77-86. In summary, the current state of evidence suggests that the SSRIs remain as the treatment of first choice for most patients requiring drug therapy for PTSD. Although there ...

Conclusions These data are consistent with other recent work indicating that the SSRIs may not be efficacious in the prevention of PTSD. Nevertheless, the small sample size and baseline ...

Trump’s executive order caused panic among individuals reliant on SSRIs and other psychiatric medications to manage their mental health. So what exactly are SSRIs and what has RFK Jr. said ...

These medications do not “cure” PTSD, but they can help make symptoms more manageable, allowing veterans to engage more effectively in therapy. The VA recommends four SSRIs/SRNIs for PTSD ...

Complex PTSD is not a recognized diagnosis in the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), partly due to its overlap with symptoms of PTSD. However, it ...

Two medications are also approved to treat PTSD, the antidepressants sertraline (Zoloft and generic) and paroxetine (Paxil and generic). They are effective in controlling symptoms but they usually ...