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Until recently, the anti-anxiety drugs known as benzodiazepines were the primary medications for anxiety. Increasingly, antidepressants, particularly the selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), are being used as the initial treatment. They are proving to be effective, nonaddictive, and to have relatively minor side effects.
Many standard antidepressants take 2 - 4 weeks, and sometimes up to 12 weeks, before they are fully effective. People who take them may also experience a t...
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Coping with Disinhibited and Inappropriate Sexual Behavior
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Better Sleep Often Means Less Chronic Pain
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Back Pain and Sciatica: Medications and Alternative Treatments
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Cell Phones and Brain TumorsCell phones and other wireless devices do not cause brain cancer, according to several 2006 studies. The researchers studied how many years people had used... Read more »Encephalitis: Viral: Introduction
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