Improved mood tied to better language ability
... function and improvement in mood, using selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors." More commonly known by their brand names, Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil and others, serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have been used successfully to treat depression and other psychological...Unpublished trials data suggest most SSRI antidepressants unsuitable for children
...d countries. The class of drugs known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) has previously been considered to offer the best drug-treatment option for childhood depression, although recommendations for various SSRIs including fluoxetine and paroxetine (Paxil) are based on limited evidence from pub...Preschoolers lead growth of antidepressant use, study reveals
...ghout the five-year period of the study, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI's) were the most commonly dispensed antidepressants, while tetracyclics were the least. SSRI's include paroxetine (also known as Paxil), Prozac and Zoloft. Use of paroxetine increased 113% and 91% in females and males, res...Worrying rise in use of antidepressants in children
...ant and widely debated, particularly for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) argue researchers in a letter to this week's BMJ. They analysed drug prescriptions written during 2002 to over 500,000 Italian patients under 18. A total of 1600 young people (2.8 per 1000) received at least one antidepres...'Care managers' help depressed elderly reduce suicidal thoughts
...tment guidelines: First, they offered patients the serotonin selective reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) or another antidepressant if clinically warranted. If a patient didn't want medication treatment, the doctor could recommend Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) from the care manager, who was supervised weekly by a...Promising new treatment options for people with co-existing alcohol-use and psychiatric disorders
...m recent trials and clinical studies: A selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) called paroxetine shows promise in the treatment of social anxiety in alcohol-dependent subjects. "Since this was the first study to examine the effectiveness of paroxetine in this dual-diagnosis population," said Le Fauve, ...Emotion-regulating protein lacking in panic disorder
...e discovered. Brain scans revealed that a type of serotonin receptor is reduced by nearly a third in three str...ormation of new neurons in the hippocampus via the serotonin 5-HT1A receptor. In the current study, Neumeister and Drevets used PET scans (positron emission tom...Lexapro receives FDA approval for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder
...proved Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate), a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), a condition that affects approximately four million Americans annually. The new indication is based on three studies, all of which were positive and support the effi...Starting dose of Lexapro as effective as optimally dosed Zoloft in the treatment of depression
...g 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 Lexapro received 10 mg throughou...Mast cells to blame for allergic diarrhea
...as dependent upon synergistic signaling induced by serotonin and platelet-activating factor (PAF), but not histamine. Additional experiments indicated that the numerous eosinophils present in the intestines did not contribute to the diarrhea. These results demonstrate that oral allergeninduced diarrhea associ......as dependent upon synergistic signaling induced by serotonin and platelet-activating factor (PAF), but not hist...ly candidate gene for obesity, as it is related to serotonin and serotonin receptor mechanisms that have been implicated in the control of appetite and body weig...Hot flash drug may hinder effectiveness of tamoxifen
...n. New antidepressant drugs, such as the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) paroxetine and fluoxetine, are effective in treating tamoxifen-associated hot flashes. However, these drugs have also been shown to inhibit the enzyme that converts tamoxifen to its known most potent metabolite, 4-hydroxy-...Other highlights in the December 3 issue of JNCI
...er coadministration of tamoxifen and the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor paroxetine: http://www.eurekalert.org/emb_releases/2003-12/jotn-hfd112403.php Prostate-specific antigen screening in elderly men: http://www.eurekalert.org/emb_releases/2003-12/jotn-emr112403.php...Breastfed infants show little effect when moms take anti-depressant
... to a class of anti-depressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, which are the most commonly p... infants experienced little or no decline in blood serotonin concentrations after exposure to fluoxetine through breast milk," said Neill Epperson, M.D., assista...Black cohosh may reduce hot flashes by targeting brain's thermostat
...ement therapy, may reduce hot flashes by targeting serotonin receptors some of the same receptors used by the...lack cohosh extract is capable of binding to human serotonin receptors, including those that help regulate body temperature. Previous studies have shown that the...Rat study shows exposure to Ecstasy early in pregnancy induces brain, behavior changes
...rning, and movement. There also was a reduction in serotonin metabolism. Serotonin also is a brain chemical tha...ite. Interestingly, the reductions in dopamine and serotonin metabolism that were observed in the nucleus accumbens were evident in male, but not female, pups su...Latest research on possible causes of violent behavior explored in C&EN article
...own that violent behavior is linked to the brain's serotonin neurotransmitter system, says Emil F. Coccaro, M.D...ss. People with normal or above average levels of serotonin show more restraint and think things out, explains J. Dee Higley, Ph.D., a research scientist at the...Landmark antidepressant analysis demonstrated significant efficacy of Effexor®/Effexor XR
...venlafaxine HCl) than with commonly used selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) or placebo. The analys... EFFEXOR XR is believed to increase levels of both serotonin and norepinephrine, two of the brain chemicals thought to be implicated in depression and anxiety di...Depletion of body chemical can cause memory, mood changes
...cheese and bananas. Tryptophan depletion decreases serotonin levels in the brain, which in turn can lead to dep...n their families are more vulnerable to changes in serotonin levels. The mood depression effects ended within 24 hours in all of the volunteers, however. "These ...Exploring the relationship between alcoholism and serotonin one step at a time
... shown that alcoholics have altered and/or injured serotonin systems. The specifics of serotonin abnormalities in alcoholics remain unclear. A new study uses a depression and anxiety medication ca...