Like Cymbalta, Effexor works by preventing the brain from reabsorbing the neurotransmitters serotonin and norepinephrine.

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Also known as duloxetine, the new medicine is a follow-up to Prozac that works by keeping the brain from reabsorbing serotonin, as most antidepressants do, but also by targeting the reuptake of norepinephrine, which drugs like Prozac ignore.

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