Can Antidepressants Help Prevent Infection & Severe Sepsis?

While usage varies significantly by country, millions of people around the world use psychotropic medications, particularly depression treatments like selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as Prozac. Scientists have found that SSRI users who had COVID-19 had less severe infections and were less likely to develop long COVID compared to those not using SSRIs. These antidepressants could help protect people from serious infections and sepsis,…