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Friday, October, 30, 2009

Ssri Antidepressants

SSRI antidepressants may lower adult suicide risk

February 08, 2009
A review of eight large-scale observational studies has found that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as Prozac, Zoloft, and Paxil may significantly reduce the risk of attempted or completed suicide in depressed adults. Previous research, including a 2007 U.S. Food and Drug Administration study, concluded that the SSRI-related risk of suicide was neutral in adults, elevated in patients under 25, and reduced in people older than 65. But in a new study, researchers found that the... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Depression, Adolescents, and Antidepressants
By Teri Robert , Health Expert

...black box warning:   WARNINGS: SUICIDALITY AND ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUGS   Antidepressants... Read more »

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Antidepressants, Triptans, and Serotonin Syndrome
By Teri Robert , Health Expert

...risks of taking triptans together with SSRI and SNRI antidepressants. The advisory states, "A... Read more »

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depression = osteoporosis?
By Lila de Tantillo , Health Expert

The Harvard Women's Health Watch reports increased fractures in older people taking selective... Read more »

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Understanding Depression During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Part 3:Treatment of Perinatal Depression
By UNC Center for Women's Mood Disorders , Health Expert

...antidepressant use in pregnancy is focused on this class of antidepressants (fluoxetine,... Read more »

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Get Up and Go Got Up and Went
By Ask the Expert Patient , Health Expert

...worse, as these meds block dopamine. The advent of SSRI antidepressants for unipolar depression... Read more »

Health Guide

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
...the type, severity, and duration of symptoms. Selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are antidepressant drugs that can treat PMDD. SSRIs include fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem), sertraline... Read more »
Depression Issues: How is depression treated?
...more effectively than a placebo (inactive compound) but has not been scientifically evaluated against antidepressant drugs. Clinical depression symptoms are improved in approximately half the... Read more »
Narcolepsy: Highlights
...by intense emotions.) Recent studies report that Xyrem is very helpful for treating this condition.Antidepressant drugs such as tricyclics, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and... Read more »
Depression Medications, Antidepressants, Suicide Risk
...with a doctor.Suicide Risk and Antidepressant MedicationsIn recent years, there has been concern that SSRI antidepressants may increase the risk for suicidal behavior. Of particular concern is a... Read more »
Antidepressants and Migraine Drugs Don't Mix: FDA
THURSDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- People who combine Prozac and similar antidepressants with migraine drugs called triptans run the risk of a life-threatening condition called serotonin syndrome,... Read more »

Related News

Daily Antidepressants Linked to Increased Fracture Risk
March 15, 2007

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Taking an antidepressant every day may increase the risk of fractures in older adults. New research from Canada reveals... Read summary »

SSRI antidepressants may cause male infertility
October 02, 2008

A class of commonly used antidepressants may be the cause of infertility in some men, new studies suggest. Researchers at Cornell Medical Center in... Read summary »

Clinical trial: Effexor XR, Prozac, and Celexa in teens with resistant depression
October 02, 2008

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... Read summary »

New antidepressants may take place of SSRIs
October 02, 2008

Selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as Paxil, Prozac, and Zoloft have been the darlings of the antidepressant market for years. New... Read summary »

Some infants suffer withdrawal from mother's antidepressants
October 02, 2008

Babies born to women who took selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during pregnancy show signs of withdrawal shortly after birth. The... Read summary »