The effects of some drugs can change if you take other drugs or herbal products at the same time. This can increase your risk for serious side effects or may cause your medications not to work correctly. These drug interactions are possible, but do not always occur. Your doctor or pharmacist can often prevent or manage interactions by changing how you use your medications or by...
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Appearances matter, but for 1 in 100 people they seem to matter too much. Excessive worry about some minor or imagined issue with... 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 »
We often receive questions wondering what the correct dosage of different anxiety medications. It certainly can be confusing with so many... Read more »
A recently published study in the Annals of Plastic Surgery reports that women who undergo cosmetic breast augmentation are three times as... Read more »
As if the "normal" recover from a stroke weren't difficult enough, stroke victims show an increased risk of developing depression. In the U.S., more... Read more »
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Pain disorderTreatmentPrescription and nonprescription pain medications often do not work very well. These medications also can have side effects,... Read more »
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Neurotic depression (dysthymia); Dysthymic disorder; Chronic depression; Depression - chronic Treatment Treatment for dysthymia includes... Read more »
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Depression - adolescents; Teenage depressionTreatmentTreatment options for adolescents with depression include:Supportive care from a medical... Read more »