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 symptoms, or...
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Question: Ledouix wrote... I have a few questions about the drug prozac. I would like to know long term side affects to a person who has... Read more »
After past blogs about alcohol and sex in relation to teens and diabetes, we now come to the next element that teens face: drugs. As far... Read more »
Reprinted with permission of Amy Tenderich of www.diabetesmine.com. How safe are the medicines we're all taking? Who's to know? ... Read more »
How can you turn down food that your spouse lovingly sets in front of you? When does the bonding experience of emotional nurturing in... Read more »
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Diabetes is a chronic (lifelong) disease marked by high levels of sugar in the blood.See also:Gestational diabetesMetabolic syndromeType 1... Read more »
Dr. Mitchell Hecht responds to a reader's question about the psychiatric effects of taking steroids. The reader reports that her mother inexplicably... Read more »
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Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease caused by the inability of the pancreas to produce insulin or to use the insulin produced in the proper way.... Read more »
Bipolar disorder treatment includes medication and non-drug therapy. The good news is that most patients respond to treatment and are able to control... Read more »
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Insulin-dependent diabetes; Juvenile onset diabetes; Diabetes - type 1TreatmentThe immediate goals of treatment are to treat diabetic ketoacidosis... Read more »