The Rise of SSRIs in Menopause Care

Name: The Rise of SSRIs in Menopause Care
Uploaded: 2025-09-12T12:00:44+00:00
Duration: 37 s
Channel: Dr. Charles Mok
Description: Single-speaker YouTube segment (Dr. Charles Mok) arguing that SSRIs/antidepressants have become the predominant drug used for menopausal symptoms. The…

12 Sept 2025 · 1 min

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Single-speaker YouTube segment (Dr. Charles Mok) arguing that SSRIs/antidepressants have become the predominant drug used for menopausal symptoms. The speaker criticizes this shift for treating symptoms rather than causes or mortality, and cites comparative usage trends: HRT prescribing fell sharply after 2002 while antidepressant use climbed to similar historical levels.

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SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors)

7% in 2007

About 2% to 5% currently

Prior to 2002

Antidepressant use has climbed to represent the same amount of use as HRT was 30 years ago

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The number one drug for menopause now is called SSRIs. These are drugs that make you less depressed. And what happens is that a woman has menopausal symptoms, she's put on an antidepressant, she doesn't care. This has led to people not complaining about their menopause anymore. It does not treat the cause, it does not lower mortality. And if we look at the patterns as hormone therapy was at a very high level prior to 2002, it dropped off to 7% in 07, then down about 2 to 5% currently. And the use of antidepressants has climbed in the same pattern to represent the same amount of use as HRT was 30 years ago.