Yes, some antidepressants can help you sleep. This is because many antidepressants have sedative properties, which may improve sleep efficiency and reduce the amount of times you wake up during ...

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have been approved for the treatment of depression but have failed to show clear clinical efficacy versus placebo when examined in meta-analyses.

All 114 respondents who completed questionnaires reported having prescribed SSRIs in the preceding 2 years. The group reported a median efficacy rate of 73% in using SSRIs for major depression ...