Muscle And Antidepressants
Some patients are finding that tapering off antidepressants like Paxil, Effexor, and Zoloft does not keep them from suffering difficult physical withdrawal symptoms. Patients who have gone off the medications report such problems as uncontrollable crying, flu-like nausea, and muscle aches. Some doctors are even avoiding prescribing certain drugs because of the reports of difficult withdrawals.
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When Your Antidepressant Makes You Gain Weight
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Measuring Obesity on Antidepressants
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Not getting relief from Xanax, antidepressants causing tension and...
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Migraine Medications: Triptans, Antidepressants, and Serotonin...
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Antidepressants linked to disorder where sleepers act out viol...
A sleep disorder where sleepers have violent dreams--often acted out while sleeping--has been linked to antidepressant use. REM Sleep Behavior... Read more »
FDA Approves Cymbalta for Chronic Joint, Muscle Pain
The antidepressant Cymbalta (duloxetine hydrochloride) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of chronic... Read more »
Common Painkillers May Weaken Antidepressants' Effects
Over-the-counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen may reduce the effectiveness of selective serotonin... Read more »
Muscle Loss May Signal Alzheimer's
Lean body mass--or the weight of your bones, muscles, and organs but not your body fat--may help predict Alzheimer's disease. Researchers in a study... Read more »
Muscle cells may ease urinary incontinence
Cells taken from the upper thigh and injected into the sphincter muscle may help ease urinary incontinence in patients who haven't responded to... Read more »
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