List Of Depression Drugs
According to a new survey from Consumer Reports, Americans prefer taking drugs to talk therapy to treat their anxiety and depression, with almost 80 percent taking medications to treat these conditions. The survey also found that the most popular class of depression drugs remains SSRIs such as Prozac, while newer, pricier antidepressants were found to be less desirable because of their side effects. The survey of 1,500 readers also showed that patients benefited just as much from therapy,...
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Teaching an Old Drug New Tricks
There is some new data concerning an old drug. Mecamylamine is an old medication originally used to treat hypertension. It had numerous... Read more »
Depression and Drug Advertising; TV, Movies, and Magazines
If you watch television, you're bound to have seen commercials for prescription medications. Magazines are also running an increasing... Read more »
What? Me, Take Medicine?
It is not uncommon for people to tell me that using antidepressants is against their better judgment. "I'm not that depressed." "They... Read more »
Serotonin Syndrome
Have you ever heard of Serotonin Syndrome? Probably not. Neither had I, until recently. But if you, or someone you know, take certain types... Read more »
Who Are We? Coming of Age on Antidepressants
Richard Friedman, MD, recently wrote an article in the New York Times about our troubled relationship with antidepressants. He opens his... Read more »
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Abortion Linked to Depression, Drug Use: Study
Results from a new study suggest that about 50 percent of women who have abortions suffer from depression and substance abuse. But researchers say... Read more »
Hallucinogen may help depression, drug abuse
Johns Hopkins researchers say the spiritual effects of a substance found in "sacred mushrooms" may last for more than year. In a previous study,... Read more »
Bipolar Depression: What are the treatments and drugs used to ...
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 »
'Party Drug' Could Be Used to Treat Depression
Scientists at Yale are working to develop ketamine--a drug used in party circles under the name "Special K"-- into a powerful and effective ... Read more »
Depression during pregnancy eased by talk, drug therapy: study...
New guidelines from the American Psychiatric Association and the American College of Obstetricians say that women who suffer from depression during... Read more »
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