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Friday, October, 30, 2009

Generic Antidepressants

Generic Wellbutrin XL approved

October 02, 2008
A generic version of the antidepressant Wellbutrin XL has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Wellbutrin XL is an extended-release drug used to treat major depressive disorder. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Generic Wellbutrin: A Less Effective Alternative?
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert

I've been taking Wellbutrin (generic name Bupropion) for about seven years, minus the time I was... Read more »

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Anti-Depressants and Chronic Low Back Pain: Not Always a Happy Solution
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

My last post looked into the benefit of some drugs with an anti-depressant effect in the... Read more »

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Aerobics are an antidepressant
By Chris , Health Expert

...time. Just recently they did a test of exercise, antidepressant drugs and a placebo, to see what... Read more »

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Why do people resist taking antidepressants?
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert

...they want to treat their depression "but without antidepressants." I always think, "Why?" It's... Read more »

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Antidepressants Don't Work
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...wanted to know how well the latest generation of antidepressant drugs stood up to clinical... Read more »

Health Guide

Depression: Highlights
...developing primary pulmonary hypertension, a serious lung condition.However, pregnant women who need to take antidepressant drugs should not discontinue their medication without first talking to... Read more »
Depression Issues: How is depression treated?
...more effectively than a placebo (inactive compound) but has not been scientifically evaluated against antidepressant drugs. Clinical depression symptoms are improved in approximately half the... Read more »
Eating Disorders: Highlights
Prozac Not Helpful for Anorexia NervosaAntidepressant drugs such as fluoxetine (Prozac) are not helpful for patients with anorexia nervosa, indicates an important 2006 study in the Journal... Read more »
Narcolepsy: Highlights
...by intense emotions.) Recent studies report that Xyrem is very helpful for treating this condition.Antidepressant drugs such as tricyclics, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and... Read more »
Depression Medications, Antidepressants, Suicide Risk
...FDA based its recommendations for children and adolescents on a review of 24 clinical trials of nine antidepressant drugs. These trials enrolled over 4,400 pediatric patients and tested the safety... Read more »

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