Rutgers study shows learning ability under stress still strong in Prozac-treated females
NEW BRUNSWICK/PISCATAWAY, N.J. The drug Prozac protects a female's learning abilities after a stressful or traumatic event, according to a new research study conducted at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey....... "Depression is a devastating illness that is often accompanied in females by an inability to concentrate and learn," said Tracey J. Shors, an associate professor in the depart...Prozac is effective for depression...and hot flashes too
ROCHESTER, MINN -- A Mayo Clinic study indicates that Prozac a medication often prescribed for treatment of depression, can safely and significantly relieve hot flashes in women who have been treated for breast cancer.... ...In this eight-week study, women experienced a 50 percent decrease in the frequency and severity of their hot flashes while taking Prozac for the first four weeks of the study...Ritalin and Prozac: Study finds more kids using both drug types together
. ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The 1990s saw a dramatic rise in the number of children and adolescents receiving Ritalin-type stimulant drugs and Prozac-type antidepressants among a population of children studied by researchers at the University of Michigan. The new study also documents the rise of a newer phenomenon: kids who are prescribed both kinds of drugs at the same time.. . The trend toward gi...