Over the last several months, there have been reports that the FDA was considering new warnings for neuronal stabilizing agents (antiseizure medications) that are used not only to treat seizure disorders, but also depression, bipolar disorder, Migraine disease, and other conditions.
After analyzing reports of suicidality (suicidal behavior or ideation [thoughts]), the FDA is requiring all manufacturers of medications in this class to include a new warning on their labeing and develop a...
Is anyone still on Prozac? Anyone? I don't know what to make of it: the number one drug in the universe (Prozac) has now been relegated... Read more »
There is some new data concerning an old drug. Mecamylamine is an old medication originally used to treat hypertension. It had numerous... Read more »
A few months back I posted a blog on the decrease in the use of SSRIs. There's another aspect to the problem of "in with the new, out with... Read more »
Some of you had requested more news on My Depression Connection. So I scoured the headlines to bring you some topics of interest that we... Read more »
If you had unlimited finances, access to every possible pharmacologic compound-including experimental ones in clinical trials, or even... Read more »
According to a new survey from Consumer Reports, Americans prefer taking drugs to talk therapy to treat their anxiety and depression, with almost 80... Read more »
The FDA has approved EMSAM (selegiline), a transdermal patch, for the treatment of major depression. Selegeline is a MAOI originally used to treat... Read more »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the NeuroStar Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) system for use in people who suffer from... Read more »
Even if a depressed teenager doesn't respond to a first round of antidepressant treatment, researchers say there's still hope. In a new study,... Read more »
This is a study to assess the safety and effectiveness of a new medication (LY2216684) compared to placebo in adults with major depressive disorder.... Read more »
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