抗こううつ剤ざい

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Meanings

1

Medical term for a drug used to treat depression.

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I got a prescription for an antidepressant from my doctor.

抗こううつ剤ざいの副ふく作さ用ようには吐はき気けや眠ねむ気けがある。

Side effects of antidepressants include nausea and drowsiness.

抗こう不ふ安あん薬やく
Anti-anxiety medication, distinct from antidepressants which primarily target depression.
精せい神しん安あん定てい剤ざい
Tranquilizer or mood stabilizer; a broader category that may include antidepressants but also other psychotropic drugs.

抗こううつ剤ざい
Standard modern spelling using うつ instead of the older 鬱.
抗こう鬱うつ剤ざい
Traditional spelling with 鬱; still seen but less common in everyday writing.

Compound of 抗 (anti-) + うつ (depression) + 剤 (drug, agent). The reading うつ for 鬱 is a simplification of the older character.