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		im3w1l on April 23, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Serotonin Levels-Depression Link Is a 'Marketi... One alternative (maybe fringish, I don't know) theory I've heard for the action of antidepressants, are that they work by being antimicrobial.

refurb on April 23, 2015 [–]

That would be pretty easy to test, no? Just put some anti-depressant on different bacterial cultures and see if they die.

letstryagain on April 23, 2015 | [–]

Oh we know they are anti-microbial, we just don't know how that might affect your mood

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