List Of Antidepressants For Elderly
Pharmacist Suzy Cohen answers a reader's question about whether or not the reader's elderly mother is taking the correct antidepressant therapy for someone her age. Cohen responds with advice about which antidepressants she would and would not recommend for an elderly patient, citing the different ways the drugs are processed in an older person's kidneys and liver.
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SSRIs more likely than other antidepressants to cause suicide ...
Seniors who take selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) like Paxil, Prozac, and Zoloft are almost five times more likely to commit suicide... Read more »
Daily Antidepressants Linked to Increased Fracture Risk
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Depression: elderly
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
See: Depression - major for more information about medications and other therapies used to treat depression.The first step is to address any physical... Read more »
Study: Adding a second med helps elderly depression
Researchers say elderly patients who suffer from major depressive disorder may be helped by adding a second medication to their standard... Read more »
Anxiety in the Elderly
It was previously thought that as a person ages, the level of anxiety and the increase in anxiety disorders in the elderly decreased. According to... Read more »
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