This is a study to determine how to best treat adolescents with depression that is resistant to the first SSRI antidepressant they have tried. This national study is currently recruiting patients.
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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 »
Several new medications for the treatment of depression have been introduced over the last 20 years. What has been missing is any... Read more »
Hello everybody. We have been doing a Member Medication Review for many Thursdays now where we focus upon an antidepressant,... Read more »
Hello everybody. We have been doing a Member Medication Review for many months now where we focus upon an antidepressant, anti-anxiety... Read more »
A new study has found that the antidepressant Celexa (citalopram) can reduce the severity of hot flashes, at least in the short term. Other studies... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Neurotic depression (dysthymia); Dysthymic disorder; Chronic depression; Depression - chronic Treatment Treatment for dysthymia includes... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Serotonin syndrome is a potentially life threatening drug reaction that causes the body to have too much serotonin, a chemical produced by nerve... Read more »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released a report confirming the link, originally reported in 2004, that using antidepressants slightly... Read more »
There are a number of different medications that are currently used to treat anxiety disorders. Antidepressants, although originally intended to... Read more »