Adrenaline packs a powerful punch in the use of antidepressants
...at Penn. There are currently two major classes of antidepressants used to treat depression: norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (which work by increasing the synaptic activty of adrenaline in the brain); and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (which elicit their effects by increasing the activity of serotnin in...Increasing co-payments may reduce use of essential and non-essential medications
...tics (32 percent), antihypertensives (26 percent), antidepressants (26 percent), and antidiabetics (25 percent) were ...kely to reduce their use of medications. "Use of antidepressants by depressed patients declined by 8 percent; use of antihypertensives by hypertensive patients decre...Highlights summarized for movement disorders research at 56th annual meeting
...ested the ability of 12 weeks of psychotherapy and antidepressants or antianxiety medications to treat PMD in 10 patients, whose symptoms had persisted for at least eight months. Tremor and dystonia were the most common forms of movement disorders. After treatment, the severity of the patients' movement disorders we...Antidepressants are not safe for children
Just how safe and effective are antidepressants in children and adolescents? Researchers in this w...uncover disturbing shortcomings in trials of newer antidepressants in this patient group. They conclude that antidepressant drugs cannot confidently be recommended as ...Preschoolers lead growth of antidepressant use, study reveals
... or independently may have led to escalated use of antidepressants among children and adolescents," said Tom Delate, ...ually exclusive viewpoints on the increased use of antidepressants in children and adolescents," said Delate. "One is the concern that antidepressants are being prescr...Poor prognosis for depression linked to an autoimmune thyroid condition?
...archers were able to predict patients' response to antidepressants with an almost 90% success rate. Higher immunoglobulin levels were associated with a reduced responsiveness to treatment, indicating that specific therapeutic intervention could be needed to help these patients to recover. Indicators of thyroid funct...Study shows women's medication use higher than expected
...study also found several women taking prescription antidepressants also self-medicated with St. John's wort, an herbal supplement commonly used to treat depression, which has been shown to have potentially harmful interactions with prescription antidepressants. "Will this drug interaction kill you? Probably not," T...Study examines inappropriate medication prescribing for elderly patients
...pain relievers, antianxiety agents, sedatives, and antidepressants to elderly patients. Such behavior could eliminate a large portion of inappropriate prescribing for elderly patients and reduce its higher risk for women." ...Pain may interfere with depression improvement
...says. Factors like pain may help explain why antidepressants have a mixed record of success, Bair says. Between 50 and 70 percent of depressed patients find only partial relief with their medications. Researchers have long known that pain and depression often go hand in hand, but there are few studies of...Popular anti-epileptic drug also effective in controlling debilitating symptom of multiple sclerosis
...ree things instead of prescribing pain killers and antidepressants in addition to the spasticity therapies." Spasticity is often seen in patients with MS and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), as well as after a stroke or spinal-cord injury. It can lead to loss of balance, increased risk of falls, pain, fatigue, ...Starting dose of Lexapro as effective as optimally dosed Zoloft in the treatment of depression
...ons. Both Lexapro and Zoloft belong to a class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). The study was presented in Puerto Rico at an annual meeting of neuropsychopharmacologists. "In this study, most patients experienced relief from depressive symptoms. Patients treated with Lex...Distress-prone people more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease
... needed before we can determine whether the use of antidepressants could help reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease," he said. During an average of 4.9 years of follow-up, 140 people in the study developed Alzheimer's disease. Those high in proneness to stress in the 90th percentile were twice as likely to develo...Hot flash drug may hinder effectiveness of tamoxifen
...clear. Furthermore, they write, "because the newer antidepressants studied for the treatment of hot flashes (venlafax...acokinetic interaction between tamoxifen and these antidepressants needs to be studied."...Antidepressants decrease chronic pain by inhibiting TNF production in brain, UB researchers find
... N.Y. -- Physicians have treated chronic pain with antidepressants for many years, knowing that the medications -- particularly the drug with the scientific name amitriptyline -- helped many sufferers, but they didn't know how it worked as a pain reliever. Now, scientists from the University at Buffalo may have fou...New drug-and-psychotherapy program for bipolar disorder in children
...hildren is crucial because drug therapies, such as antidepressants and stimulants, that are intended to alleviate symptoms can in fact trigger manic episodes, exacerbating the underlying condition. Results of two studies by Pavuluri, one on her drug regimen and another on her RAINBOW program, will be presented Oct....Post-stroke treatment with antidepressants appears to reduce death rate
...nger, according to a University of Iowa study. The antidepressants may reduce mortality by decreasing the number of c...ke may benefit from prevention strategies that use antidepressants to improve recovery and also reduce mortality," Jorge said. "The findings also are important when yo...Study: Stereotypes prevail in media coverage of depression
... from 1985 to 2000 the time when Prozac and other antidepressants known as SSRIs came to the market and were prescri...on. Very few articles addressed how depression and antidepressants might affect a man's marriage, fatherhood duties, or other relationships. The result is a popular cu...Stanford, Packard research finds better drug therapy for children predisposed to bipolar disorder
...s crucial because standard drug therapies, such as antidepressants and stimulants, may in fact trigger manic episodes, exacerbating their underlying condition. In a study published in the August issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, the researchers found that more than three-quarters of these at-risk children...Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, August 5, 2003
...pertension and diabetes, medications, such as some antidepressants and beta-blockers, inactive lifestyle and watching more than 20 hours of television per week. This article is the subject of a video news release. Call for coordinates....Antidepressant drugs may protect brain from damage due to depression
...tment. "Our results suggest that if a woman takes antidepressants whenever she is depressed, depression would have l..." Sheline and colleagues did not look at specific antidepressants to compare whether one was better than another at preserving hippocampal volumes, but any antidepres...