A patient taking SSRIs mentions to the nurse that his current medication causes fewer side effects than the tricyclic antidepressant he took several years earlier.The nurse understands that SSRIs advantage is due to:
A) Inhibiting both serotonin and norepinephrine uptake
B) Selectively inhibiting dopamine uptake
C) Blocking only serotonin reuptake
D) Making more GABA available
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