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Friday, October, 30, 2009

Is It Possible To Lose Time When Dealing With Depression

Cymbalta approved for major depressive disorder

October 03, 2008
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Cymbalta as a maintenance treatment for adults with major depressive disorder (MDD). The approval comes after a study showed that MDD patients who took Cymbalta experienced a longer time to depression relapse than those who took a placebo. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Teen Depression on Health Central
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

  Depression is one of the most common co-existing conditions that accompany ADHD. Many of us know... Read more »

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Depression in the Golden Years
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert

...more like leaden, especially if they're living with depression. Not only can depression suck all... Read more »

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What Is Depression? Our First Podcast!
By DepressionCast , Health Expert

...prefer to listen to it, you can easily do so from the DepressionCast Web site.     Hello and... Read more »

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What It's Like to be a Teenager with Depression
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert

...painful detail what it was like to be a teenager with depression. I felt lost all the time. I... Read more »

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Depression's significant health impact - many Migraineurs affected by depression
By Teri Robert , Health Expert

...disease and major depressive disorder (aka clinical depression) are frequently comorbid... Read more »

Health Guide

Is it Depression or Something Else? Part 1
...their sleep, appetite, energy, concentration, and emotional control. We call this clinical or major depression. Individuals who are suffering from chronic illnesses or going through the experience... Read more »
The First 48 Hours: Top 10 Depression Myths Debunked
It’s all in your head. Only women get depressed. If you have depression, you’re stuck with it for life. Do any of these statements sound familiar? For all the misconceptions about clinical... Read more »
Is it Depression or Something Else? Part 2
In Part 1 of this piece, I very briefly described emotional states related to feelings of depression and depressed mood. I then, even more briefly, described some of the hallmark characteristics of... Read more »
Depression significantly impairs health but is unrecognized and untreated
“Treatment for depression should at least be on a par with that for other chronic diseases.” 2 An article in this week’s edition of The Lancet  based on World Health Organization (WHO)... Read more »
Seasonal Affective Disorder: Depression Information
If you notice periods of depression that seem to accompany seasonal changes during the year, you may suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD). This condition is characterized by recurrent... Read more »

Medications

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...remain alert. Lack of sleep can cause problems such as depression, heart disease and accidents.... Read more »

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...severe tiredness, mental/mood changes such as depression, sleep problems) may occur if you... Read more »

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...medication is used to treat mental/mood problems such as depression. It may help improve mood... Read more »

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...(des-IP-ra-meen)Uses Desipramine is used to treat depression. This medication may improve... Read more »

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...for quitting smoking. It may also be used to treat depression (antidepressant). While... Read more »

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What Links Coronary Artery Disease and Depression?
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) A new study examines how major depression and coronary artery disease interact over time. "While an association between major... Read summary »

Botox for Depression
May 05, 2008

WASHINGTON (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Botox injections are a popular cosmetic tool to get rid of facial lines and wrinkles, which patients say... Read summary »

Multiple Births Up Depression Risk
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Having more than one baby at a time puts new moms at significantly higher risk for postpartum depression. That's the key finding... Read summary »

SAD? Help for the Winter Blues
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PORTLAND, Ore. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Gray skies, snow, rain ... It's enough to make anyone feel blue. When winter hits, as many as 40 million... Read summary »

Alzheimers Risks by the Sexes
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Risk factors for developing Alzheimer's disease are gender specific according to new French research. In a study of nearly... Read summary »