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...that long-established treatments such as tricyclic antidepressants and some opioids are as effective as newer drugs s... and pregabalin, and supports the use of tricyclic antidepressants as first line treatment. The review, from researchers led by Andrew Rice at Imperial College London,...Polypharmacy in children on the rise in the US
...stioned whether there is a link between the use of antidepressants in children and suicidal thoughts if there is so much concern over the effects of a single drug, how much riskier is it to prescribe multiple drugs?" Penn says. The authors cite examples of a child on two medications for ADHD who died suddenly, and...Tip sheet for Annals of Internal Medicine, Sept. 20, 2005 issue
...ness, safety and side effects of second-generation antidepressants in treating depression found not much difference a... scale to measure these effects. Second-generation antidepressants include selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), selected norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors...In SAD patients, autumn antidepressants can prevent winter depression
...actually be prevented in some patients by starting antidepressants early in the season, before the development of symptoms," comments Norman E. Rosenthal, M.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Georgetown Medical School, and one of the authors of the paper and leader of the research team that first described SAD ov...Ads for SSRI antidepressants are misleading, say researchers
Consumer ads for a class of antidepressants called SSRIs often claim that depression is due to a chemical imbalance in the brain, and that SSRIs correct this imbalance, but these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, say researchers in PLoS Medicine. Although scientists in the 1960...Popularity doesn't necessarily make Prozac best antidepressant choice
...ective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and to other antidepressants and found that Zoloft (sertraline) and Effexor (ve...rtazapine) and Effexor but more effective than the antidepressants ABT-200 and milnacipran. Prozac was better tolerated than tricyclic antidepressants as a group and w...Mayo Clinic reports tamoxifen benefit for breast-cancer patients tied to inherited gene
...nt, as doctors commonly co-prescribe drugs such as antidepressants for the treatment of hot flashes, and many of these drugs potently inhibit the metabolism of tamoxifen." More than 210,000 women in the United States develop breast cancer each year. Approximately 70 percent of these are estrogen receptor (ER)-pos...Pular antidepressants boost brain growth, Hopkins scientists report
The beneficial effects of a widely used class of antidepressants might be the result of increased nerve-fiber growt...art, intestines and stomach. "It appears that SSRI antidepressants rewire areas of the brain that are important for thinking and feeling, as well as operating the auto...Neuroscientist takes issue with antidepressants for children
... behind the current dispute over the value of SSRI antidepressants for treating depressed children and adolescents. ...le, despite issuing a "black box" warning label on antidepressants stating that they may increase the risk of suicidal thinking and behavior in depressed children and ...Alcohol is a strong trigger of criminal violence
...ysis. Use of other drugs like benzodiazepines and antidepressants in regular doses was associated with a decreased risk of violence. Contrary to other studies the risk for criminal violence was not increased if the consumption of alcohol was combined with benzodiazepines. "Alcohol seems to have the largest trigger...Suicide risk does not increase when adults start using antidepressants, study finds
... than 65,000 patients who filled prescriptions for antidepressants from 1992 to 2003. Deaths by suicide were determin...subsequent months. The study also found that newer antidepressants were associated with a faster decline in rates of suicidal behavior than older drugs. Adolescents in...CMS announces fewer, prioritized, less burdensome measures
...of risks for falling in the elderly and the use of antidepressants for patients in the acute phase of a new episode of major depression. CMS intends to provide confidential reports to program participants on how their care measures up to the prioritized starter set of measures. By participating in the program, in...Review highlights need for improved treatment of depression in elderly stroke patients
...tion of depression. Other studies have shown that antidepressants along with psychotherapy are beneficial treatment to depression, yet it is uncertain how effective these strategies are at improving outcomes among elderly patients. Professor Anderson, who co-authored the paper, noted that elderly stroke patients ...Antidepressants and electroconvulsive therapy are the best treatment options for depression
Despite public and professional misgivings, antidepressants and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) are the most e...icidal effects and dependenceinducing potential of antidepressants have tilted the balance of publicly perceived risk against them, but both their effectiveness and th...Antidepressant therapy for major depression in children and adolescents
...Emslie, a world leader in research into the use of antidepressants in children and adolescents, along with colleagues...ations based on their findings. p. 193 The use of antidepressants to treat depression in children and adolescents -- A.H. Cheung et al http://www.cmaj.ca/pressrelea...Pitt researchers develop less risky treatment for depression, seizures
...e and weight gain, which are often associated with antidepressants or shock therapy. However, there is a risk of infection due to the surgical incisions, and the long wire lead may cause painful adhesions and restricted movement. Additionally, side effects include hoarseness, shortness of breath, and voice alteratio...Commonly used antidepressants may also affect human immune system
... of pleasure, mood, and appetite, and the class of antidepressants known as SSRIs keeps serotonin active within the synaptic spaces between neurons, enhancing the chemical's positive effects. Unlike in the brain, which uses chemical messengers to communicate between nerve cells, the immune system is believed to "con...Stopping antidepressants during pregnancy may lead to symptom recurrence
...eing clinically, that many women who stopped using antidepressants during pregnancy appeared to be relapsing." Many p...in pregnant women who chose to continue or to stop antidepressants during pregnancy. The study enrolled 201 women treated at women's mental health centers at MGH, Uni...Antidepressant use during pregnancy appears associated with withdrawal symptoms in newborns
...one-third of 60 newborn infants whose mothers took antidepressants during pregnancy experienced neonatal abstinence syndrome, a type of withdrawal with symptoms that include high-pitched crying, tremors and disturbed sleep, according to a study in the February issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, o...UCSD/Boston University find antidepressants may affect fetus
...ns of mothers who used certain commonly prescribed antidepressants in late pregnancy. The results of the study will b...s indicate that pregnant women who take one of the antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs, such as Prozac, Paxil or Zoloft, in the s...