There seem to be a lot of news stories about marijuana lately. The New York Times has reported recently that smoking marijuana does not harm your lungs. Another recent study suggests that smoking pot is not as bad as some originally thought it was for long-term effects on memory and cognition. In fact there is evidence to show that people who have used (not abused) cannabis have just as good or better mental functioning in middle-age than their counterparts who never smoked pot. Other literatu...
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Treating Depression with SSRI Antidepressants
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The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) category of drugs have been on the scene for over 20 years since it was discovered that... Read more »
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What if my SSRI stops working?
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A fairly common scenario is that you're on a medication that works well initially, but after a while, it works less, and ultimately stops... Read more »
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"Up": Does Anyone Truly Understand Up?
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Treating Mania
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How I learned to manage mania
Bipolar sufferer Laurel Lemke moved in and out of hospitals before she was finally diagnosed with the condition. And though her bipolar disorder will... Read more »
SSRI antidepressants may lower adult suicide risk
A review of eight large-scale observational studies has found that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as Prozac, Zoloft, and Paxil... Read more »
SSRI antidepressants may cause male infertility
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 more »
Paxil, other SSRI antidepressants linked to fracture risk
People age 50 and older who take some antidepressants may be doubling their risk of fractures, a new study has found. Patients in a recent Canadian... Read more »
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