Last week I wrote about ADHD and depression. Does one cause the other? Does depression normally follow ADHD or is inattention caused by depression? As we learned, it can be either or it could be neither. Sometimes, the inattention isn't ADHD but is caused by depression. Sometimes situational depression can occur because of the difficulties of coping with ADHD. And sometimes, ADHD and depression both exist at the same time. No matter which, many times doctors will prescribe antidepressants along...
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Antidepressant Research: Which Depression Medications Work Best?
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Taking Imitrex with antidepressants?
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Antidepressants, Counseling May Help Domestic Abusers Who Drin...
Government researchers have found that a combination of alcohol counseling, antidepressants, and "talk" therapy may help reduce violent episodes in... Read more »
Antidepressants and Migraine Drugs Don't Mix: FDA
THURSDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- People who combine Prozac and similar antidepressants with migraine drugs called triptans run the risk of a... Read more »
Clinical trial: Combination treatments for major depressive di...
This is a study to determine if the addition of aripiprazole to Effexor or another currently approved antidepressant will improve symptoms of major... Read more »
Study: Antidepressant use boosts fracture risk
In a recent study, patients ages 50 and older who regularly took selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants such as Lexapro and... Read more »
Side Effects of Antidepressants
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