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, 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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Can I take pain medications if I am also taking Coumadin?? The following story is fictional but is comprised from encounters with a few... Read more »
Q: My brother has atrial fibrillation problems. Is there anything that he eats that can cause his heart to act up or certain foods he... Read more »
A reader who takes Coumadin asks Joe and Teresa Graedon of The People's Pharmacy if it's safe to take the over-the-counter med Pepto-Bismol with the... Read more »
When people are hospitalized for adverse drug interactions, anti-clotting drug Coumadin (warfarin) is often involved. At a meeting of the American... Read more »
A reader tells Joe and Teresa Graedon of The People's Pharmacy about how her thyroid problem was misdiagnosed as depression. The Graedons respond... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Thyroid gland removal is surgery to remove all or part of the thyroid gland. Your thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped gland that lies over your... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Parathyroidectomy is surgery to remove parathyroid glands or parathyroid tumors. The parathyroid glands are right behind your thyroid gland in your... Read more »