What Is The Fastest Working Antidepressant?
Many patients have a hard time telling if their antidepressant is working. So what are the ways patients and their doctors can know it's time to stop, adjust, or change antidepressant medications? In this slideshow, a health reporter discusses ways you and your physician can assess the effectiveness of your depression treatment.
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From Our Experts
Antidepressant Research: Which Depression Medications Work Best?
In a previous post we explored the possible reasons for the dramatic increase in antidepressant use over the past two decades. One theory... Read more »
Newsweek Proclaims "Antidepressants Don't Work"
Newsweek's front cover screamed on its February 10, 2010 issue: Antidepressants Don't Work. Writer Sharon Begley is referring to a study... Read more »
Antidepressants Don't Work
Apologies if the title startled you, but last week, some headlines that shared this or similar sentiments, were splashed over newspapers... Read more »
Frequently Asked Questions About Antidepressants
How do antidepressants work? Antidepressants help to restore the chemical balance in the brain. Specifically, these medications... Read more »
Antidepressant Studies: Getting the Whole Picture
You can stop feeling like it's your fault that you haven't found an antidepressant that works. Not that you should have ever felt that way... Read more »
From Our Sources
Antidepressants Work Best in Severely Depressed: Study
Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found that antidepressants appear to be most effective in people who have... Read more »
Antidepressants Fail to Work in Half of Older Men: Study
Scientists at the University of Western Australia have found that more than half of older men who use antidepressants to treat their depression show... Read more »
Genes may help doctors predict which antidepressant will work ...
Researchers in the United States and Korea have found that certain gene variations can predict which antidepressants may work best in depressed... Read more »
Experts: Faster-acting antidepressants coming soon
Results from a new study on an anesthetic medication may help researchers develop antidepressants that work in hours, not days or weeks. The... Read more »
Salt may be "nature's antidepressant"
Scientists working with rats have found that animals who have a salt deficiency appear to shy away from activities they normally enjoy. The... Read more »
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