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SSRIs, or Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, are types of today's antidepressants and other substances that work on the same basis (e.g. the Kanna plant). The principle of their action is based on the fact that they block the reuptake of serotonin in the presynaptic part of the neuron, thereby increasing the amount of serotonin in the synapse. The increase in serotonin levels then helps to relieve anxiety, depression and other neuroses that arise from its deficiency. SSRIs must not be combined with other types of antidepressants and substances acting on their basis, e.g. MAOI antidepressants and plants acting as MAOIs - Banisteriopsis Caapi or Peganum harmala.

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