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Friday, October, 30, 2009

Types Of Depression Medication

Study: Escitalopram better than Cymbalta for MDD

October 03, 2008
A new study suggests that the antidepressant escitalopram (Cipralex, Lexapro) is better at treating symptoms of major depressive disorder than Cymbalta. Escitalopram is an allosteric serotonin reuptake inhibitor (ASRI). Researchers say this study demonstrates that ASRI meds such as escitalopram have advantages over other types of depression medications. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Teen Depression on Health Central
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

  Depression is one of the most common co-existing conditions that accompany ADHD. Many of us know... Read more »

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Stress and Depression in Rheumatoid Arthritis
By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...likely than the general population to experience depression because the painful limitations of... Read more »

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Depression in Men
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...six people, one will be clinically diagnosed with depression. In real terms the figures for... Read more »

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Depression or Sadness: How Do You Know?
By Christopher Lukas , Health Expert

...return from time to time - the terror lessened. But depression replaced it. Each time I would go... Read more »

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Making Your Medication Work For You
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert

...only make an appointment with a doctor to get your depression treated, but actually manage to... Read more »

Health Guide

Depression and Teenagers: Some Basics
Teen years are difficult -- for both the teens and their families. Add depression to the situation, and it can be especially difficult to know where to turn, and what to do. Just as there are... Read more »
Depression
Depression may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us feel this way at one time or another for short periods. But true clinical... Read more »
Seasonal Affective Disorder: Depression Information
If you notice periods of depression that seem to accompany seasonal changes during the year, you may suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD). This condition is characterized by recurrent... Read more »
Depression in Women with Migraine Linked to Childhood Abuse
...“My main message from this work is that a history of abuse is more common in persons with migraine, depression, and other painful symptoms than in those with migraine alone. It is possible that... Read more »
How Antidepressants are Used to Treat Anxiety
...are currently used to treat anxiety disorders. Antidepressants, although originally intended to treat depression, have been found to be effective in relieving symptoms of anxiety. Medication does... Read more »

Medications

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...or pharmacist may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you... Read more »

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...reuptake inhibitor type-SNRI) used in the treatment of depression and anxiety. It works by... Read more »

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...sexual desire mental/mood changes (e.g., agitation, depression, unusual elevated mood,... Read more »

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...changes (e.g., agitation, aggression, mood swings, depression, abnormal thoughts) ... Read more »

Related News

Multiple Births Up Depression Risk
April 17, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Having more than one baby at a time puts new moms at significantly higher risk for postpartum depression. That's the key finding... Read summary »

Coffee, Cigarettes and AA
July 29, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A recent study reveals coffee and cigarette use among Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) members is greater than among the U.S.... Read summary »

Diabetes Treatment Ups Depression Risk
July 09, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) The treatment used to help people with type 2 diabetes may cause some patients to develop depression. Johns Hopkins researchers... Read summary »

Cancer and Depression
May 27, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? People who receive a diagnosis of cancer are often depressed about it. But is that depression just the result of getting the bad... Read summary »

Fewer girls given ADHD meds, but use of other meds rising
October 03, 2008

A study of prescriptions written for children and teens found Type 2 diabetes medication use tripled in girls over the last five years. Researchers... Read summary »