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The article offers information on the advantages of using Effexor XR, an antidepressant drug used for treating depression. It is mentioned that as compared to other antidepressant drugs such as aparozacs and Paxils, it is more powerful and effective. It is stated that Effexor increases the secretion of serotonin and norepinephrine, chemicals in the brain that regulates moods.

The article presents questions and answers related to health, including exercise and selective-serotonin uptake inhibitors.

Focuses on the launch of an antidepression drug called Cymbalta manufactured by pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly & Co. Why Lilly feels the drug is better suited to treat depression than other drugs on the market; Comments from Alan Schatzberg, a professor at Stanford University who consults for Lilly and conducted late-phase trials of Cymbalta, regarding the skepticism of dual-action antidepressants that also boost norepinephrine; Medical history related to the 1990s treatment of depression called "selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors"; Scientists hypotheses about the role of various neurotransmitters in depression; How serotonin is believed to affect mood and behavior.