Antidepressant medications are used to treat a variety of conditions, including depression and other mental/mood disorders. These medications can help prevent suicidal thoughts/attempts and provide other important benefits. However, studies have shown that a small number of people (especially people younger than 25) who take antidepressants for any condition may experience worsening depression, other mental/mood...
Read moreThis is the third article in our conversation on sex and bipolar. As I mentioned in my two earlier pieces, there has been a lot written... Read more »
Question: Susan wrote... The other day I sat down and read my side effects to the med Lexapro. While reading the some of the effects I... Read more »
Several new medications for the treatment of depression have been introduced over the last 20 years. What has been missing is any... Read more »
Hey everybody! Hope you all are having a good day today. We are going to get back to doing our member medication reviews. This week... Read more »
Breast Cancer News Editor's Note: Science and health news outlet EurekAlert! published yesterday an interesting summary of a Lancet study ... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
At a Glance ERDs keep estrogen from latching onto hormone receptors Hormone receptors are like ears or antennae on a cell. Estrogen sends signals... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
Selective estrogen receptor modulators, called SERMs for short, block the effects of estrogen in the breast tissue. SERMs work by sitting in the... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
All of the female hormones interact with your cells through estrogen receptors. There are all kinds of estrogen receptors in your body, each with... Read more »
This is a study to determine the effectiveness of Lexapro (escitalopram) in teenagers ages 12 to 17 who suffer from major depressive disorder. This... Read more »
This is a study to compare the effects of DVS SR to Lexapro in postmenopausal women with major depressive disorder. This national study is currently... Read more »