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Prozac Not Helpful for Anorexia Nervosa

Antidepressant drugs such as fluoxetine (Prozac) are not helpful for patients with anorexia nervosa, indicates an important 2006 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study found that fluoxetine neither helped patients gain weight nor protected against relapse after weight restoration. The researchers recommend that more emphasis be placed on behavioral and psychological interventions, rather than on antidepressant drug the...

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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 »

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 »

New Data: SSRIs Appear to Reduce, Not Raise, Teen Suicide Risk

By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert

Some truly awful news--that more children and teens killed themselves in 2005 than in the year... Read more »

New Study: SSRIs Linked to Fewer Suicide Attempts in Adults

By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert

The relationship between antidepressant meds known as SSRIs (Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft and others)... Read more »

Depression in the Golden Years

By Deborah Gray , Health Expert

For many older adults, the "golden years" are indeed golden. My parents, who are both over the age... Read more »

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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 »

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 »

Narcolepsy: References

...pathophysiology and management. CNS Drugs. 2006;20(1):43-50.Vignatelli L, D'Alessandro R, Candelise L. Antidepressant drugs for narcolepsy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2005;(3):CD003724.Xyrem... Read more »

Eating Disorders: Treatment for Anorexia

for AnorexiaThe treatment goals for patients with anorexia require a team approach. Doctors should immediately check and treat any medical problems related to the condition, such as bone... Read more »

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