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AntidepressantsThis page contains recent news articles, when available, and an overview of Antidepressants but does not offer medical advice. You should contact your physician with regard to any health issues or concerns.There are a lot of sad facts about today's antidepressants. The list is a long one. I'm going to put down what I reckon are the saddest of the sad facts; ... Psychology Today (blog) Baby blues: It can happen to you - 14 Nov 2009 Antidepressants may help if your depression is severe or not improving. They take a few weeks to start working and should be taken for four to six months. ... Sunday Times.lk Ask Dr Mel: Candle fumes and nerve pain - 14 Nov 2009 Q. Why has my GP given me antidepressants for my nerve pain - does she think it's all in my mind? A. No, I'm sure she doesn't, although your nerves are ... goodtoknow Senator Asks How Many Troops Are on Antidepressants - Nov 12, 2009 He said Congress must: examine the extent to which DoD is prescribing antidepressants to its service members, especially those deployed in-theatre, ... Wall Street Journal (blog) When Antidepressants Fail to Work: Brain-Stimulating Techniques for Treatment ... - Nov 13, 2009 What to Do When Antidepressants Don't Work." Reporter Sarah Baldauf discussed several brain stimulating techniques available to help people with ... Beliefnet.com Forest Labs In Tentative Pact To Settle US Civil Probe >FRX - Nov 9, 2009 In February, the US Justice Department unsealed a lawsuit in US District for the District of Massachusetts alleging Forest marketed the antidepressants for ... Wall Street Journal Are antidepressants affecting your sex drive? - Nov 10, 2009 Is your mood up - but your sex drive down - since you've been taking antidepressants? The problem could be caused by the medicine - or it could be due to ... KIVI-TV Mom's Antidepressants Tied to Child Health Risks - Nov 5, 2009 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies whose mothers used antidepressants during pregnancy visit the doctor more often and have higher risks of ... ABC News Chronically Depressed? What to Do When Antidepressants Don't Work - Nov 6, 2009 The student, who still contends with depression, is one of the many people chronically in its grip who, disappointed by antidepressants, are finding some ... U.S. News & World Report Health Buzz: AIDS Is World's Top Killer of Younger Women and Other Health News - Nov 10, 2009 What to Do When Antidepressants Don't Work Many people with chronic depression are disappointed by antidepressants and are finding some relief in other ... U.S. News & World Report Doctor: Antidepressants Safe And Effective For Treating Serious Mental Health ... - Nov 11, 2009 In Health Watch:A San Antonio doctor of psychology says warnings about the risks of antidepressants for children and young adults are widely misunderstood. ... KEYC Why Antidepressants Don't Work - Nov 10, 2009 The majority of people who take antidepressants for depression never get relief. Why? Because the cause of depression has been oversimplified, ... Food Consumer Annie's Mailbox® by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar - Nov 13, 2009 I had a similar problem and was tired of being on antidepressants for years. I read an article about Hashimoto's, took it to my doctor and insisted she ... Creators Syndicate Happy low-fat dieters - Nov 11, 2009 In this latest study, it should be mentioned that 24% of those on the low-carb diet were taking antidepressants, while only 12% of the low-fat group were on ... Examiner.com Antidepressants don't work for you? This could be why - Oct 27, 2009 That means those antidepressants work if you're stressed, but not necessarily if you're depressed. "This is a huge study and statistically powerful," Redei ... CNET News Magnetic pulses might lift depression's 'cloud' - Nov 10, 2009 He'd seen multiple psychiatrists and tried several antidepressants. Nothing worked. And each new pill came with "terrible" side effects, like weight gain ... Chicago Sun-Times With Whom Are We At War? - Nov 10, 2009 The Physicians Desk Reference states that SSRI antidepressants and all antidepressants can cause mania, psychosis, abnormal thinking, paranoia, hostility, ... Intellectual Conservative The Role of Antidepressants for the Treatment of Bipolar Depression - Nov 4, 2009 Although rapid-cycling bipolar disorder has been linked to the use of antidepressants, these treatments may still have a role in the ... Psychiatric Times Antidepressants 'work instantly' - Oct 25, 2009 Antidepressants get to work immediately to lift mood, contrary to current belief, UK researchers say. Although patients may not notice ... BBC News Mom's antidepressants tied to child health risks - Nov 7, 2009 NEW YORK (Reuters) –- Babies whose mothers used antidepressants during pregnancy visit the doctor more often and have higher risks of certain health ... Tehran Times Thousands of children on antidepressants - Oct 30, 2009 More than 113000 prescriptions were issued for antidepressants to children under 16. This could mean more than 9000 children were given prescriptions for ... Telegraph.co.uk Antidepressants improve muscles - Oct 19, 2009 Antidepressants, which affect a message-carrying brain chemical called serotonin, help strengthen remaining nerve connections along the spine. ... Investor's Business Daily Planned Medicaid cuts hit dental, home care - Nov 13, 2009 The state also wants mental health patients to get prior approval from MassHealth before they can fill prescriptions for certain brand name antidepressants ... Boston Globe Pregabalin Can Reduce Hot Flash Frequency and Severity Study finds drug as ... - Nov 12, 2009 ..."Its effects appear to be roughly comparable to what has been reported with gabapentin and with some newer antidepressants." ModernMedicine War-Zone Counselors Remain in Short Supply - Nov 13, 2009 More-experienced soldiers used antidepressants and other medications at a "significantly higher rate" than soldiers doing their first tours, ... Wall Street Journal Avoid antidepressants for the chronically ill - Oct 28, 2009 Antidepressants should not be used routinely to treat sub-threshold depressive symptoms in adults with chronic health problems, according to the National ... OnMedica Research and Markets: Commercial Insight: Antidepressants - Novel Mechanism ... - Oct 27, 2009 ...has announced the addition of the "Commercial Insight: Antidepressants - Novel Mechanism Offers Hope in Depressed Market" report to their offering. ... Reuters Which Antidepressants Treat Comorbid Anxiety and Depression? - Oct 28, 2009 Is sertraline the best anxiolytic of the antidepressants? What other agents are available for concomitant anxiety and depression? About 25% of individuals ... Medscape Psychiatry's Dirty Little Secret - Nov 9, 2009 As a psychiatrist, I prescribe antidepressants, and I have seen these medications improve and even save lives. There is substantial evidence in the ... Huffington Post (blog) Experts give tips on keeping your medical - Nov 10, 2009 An announcement about a special issuance process to allow pilots to fly while using certain antidepressants may be on the horizon, Tilton said. ... AOPA Pilot Do you have social phobia? - Nov 12, 2009 Some of the medicines that are used to treat problems such as depression also are helpful for social phobia, including antidepressants, anti-anxiety ... USA Weekend Research and Markets: Consumption of Anxiolytics, Soporifics, Sedatives and ... - Nov 6, 2009 In August 2009, Portugal's National Health Plan said that the consumption of sedatives and antidepressants in Portugal is on the rise. ... Business Wire (press release) Study explains why antidepressants are ineffective - Nov 3, 2009 The results explain why antidepressants are considered ineffective so often as well. "The medications have been focusing on the effect, not the cause," she ... Dr. Cutler Dog's Are Not Human - Nov 5, 2009 This year Americans will spend approximately $45 billion dollars on veterinary antidepressants, canine hip replacements and doggie spa days. ... Record-Searchlight Antidepressants and depression may both harm a fetus - Oct 21, 2009 The most common antidepressants have been linked to birth defects and miscarriage, yet some doctors fear that letting depressive symptoms go untreated may ... New Scientist Impact of the STAR*D Trial From the Perspective of the Payer - Oct 30, 2009 Drug classes initially used included tricyclic antidepressants and monoamine oxidase inhibitors, but because of the risk of significant adverse effects of ... Psychiatric Services (subscription) Gene Knockout May Cheer Up Mice - Nov 12, 2009 According to the February 2008 issue of the journal PLoS Medicine, more prescriptions in 2007 were dispensed for antidepressants -- 232.7 million nationwide ... Science Daily (press release) Shurtleff, daughter talked of her struggles in '06 - Nov 4, 2009 A regimen of antidepressants, antipsychotics and ADHD medication keep her stable. Therapy has taught her coping strategies: Stop. Think. Act. Review. ... Deseret News Government Settles Marine Overdose Lawsuit - Nov 12, 2009 As a result, he was prescribed the antidepressants Xanax and Wellbutrin. Harvey, who served two tours of duty in Iraq, was honorably discharged as a lance ... Avvo Duty to Warn: The Fort Hood Murders/Suicide and the Taboo Question - Nov 11, 2009 But antidepressants aren't the only culprits, and school shooters aren't the only victims of the drugs (see www.ssristories.com for over 3000 examples of ... The Baltimore Chronicle Study data from University of Oxford provide new insights into depression - Nov 9, 2009 ..."Following the MHRA warning in December 2003 there were significant decreases in prescribing of SSRI antidepressants (conservative estimate 51%) to young ... Behavioral Health Central (blog) Milwaukee Firefighter Accused of Trying to Drug Wife's Tea - Nov 5, 2009 Prosecutors say he put antidepressants in his wife's tea to calm her down after an argument over money. The couple's 3-year-old then wound up drinking from ... WSAW Test sought for antidepressant response - Nov 3, 2009 3 (UPI) -- Israeli researchers say they are trying to discover biological markers that can predict a person's response to antidepressants. ... United Press International Enke death: What are the roots of depression? - Nov 12, 2009 In the pharmacological category are numerous antidepressants and other psychotropic drugs, such as lithium and atypical antipsychotics. ... CNN 5 things to know about psychotropics - Oct 27, 2009 The drugs: Psychotropics include antipsychotics, antidepressants and anti-anxiety drugs, with antipsychotics generally posing the greatest risks. ... Chicago Tribune How to cope with depression - Nov 12, 2009 People on antidepressants need to give the medication time to work, though. "People think that it's like a course of antibiotics, but it takes a few weeks ... Communitycare.co.uk Studies from Bar-Ilan University provide new data on depression - Nov 9, 2009 The researchers concluded: "By using this method, we were able to predict the effectiveness of antidepressants 1-3 days after initiation of treatment in ... Behavioral Health Central (blog) Depressed? Join UCI clinical study - Nov 11, 2009 AZD6765 is being developed for individuals with symptoms of depression and who have responded poorly to currently available antidepressants. 3. ... ScienceDude (blog) Holiday Honors WWII Veterans - Nov 11, 2009 With counseling – and the help of daily antidepressants – he's faring better, he said. Fergon's story appears in the pages of Tom Brokaw's 2001 book, ... The Jacksonville Observer Feelin' Sick, Ladies? Better Hog-Tie Your Man - Nov 13, 2009 They used more antidepressants, participated less in clinical trials, had more frequent hospitalizations, were less likely to complete radiation therapy and ... Politics Daily (blog) The furor over antidepressants: Noting a higher risk among young... - Dec 14, 2006 Dec. 14--Young adults are at heightened risk of becoming suicidal when they take antidepressants, and warnings on the drugs' labels should be altered to ... Free with registration - Chicago Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.com Report backs benefits of antidepressants for kids - Mental health-... - Apr 17, 2007 Sept. 15: From singer Kanye West to tennis player Serena Williams to Sen. Joe “You lie!â€? Wilson (R., SC), boorish behavior is out of control. ... msnbc.com US health agency renews warning about antidepressants, suicide - Jul 2, 2005 WASHINGTON, July 1 (Xinhuanet) -- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday issued a second public health advisory on possible increased risk of ... æ–°å?Žç½‘ FDA proposes warnings to young adults using antidepressants - May 2, 2007 WASHINGTON — Young adults beginning treatment with antidepressants should be warned about an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior, ... New York Times Women on antidepressants may benefit from Viagra - Jul 22, 2008 By CARLA K. JOHNSON, AP Writer. CHICAGO — Viagra's effect in women has been disappointing, but a new small study finds those on antidepressants may benefit ... FOXNews Viagra helpful to women on antidepressants, study finds - Jul 23, 2008 By Denise Gellene, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer|July 23, 2008. In a small study of 98 women published today, the little blue pill helped women whose ... Los Angeles Times Antidepressants Found Unrelated to Suicide Risk - Jan 3, 2006 By Jeff Minerd,. SEATTLE, Jan. 3 - Despite government-mandated warnings, antidepressants are not associated with an increase in the risk of suicide, ... CNN For Newborns, Mom's Antidepressants Less Risky Than Mom's … - Jun 28, 2007 By Brandon Keim. Children born to mothers who take antidepressant drugs during the early stages of pregnancy have an increased risk of several rare birth ... Wired News Antidepressants' benefits may be exaggerated - Jan 17, 2008 It's called the "file-drawer problem". A study fails to produce interesting results, so is filed away and forgotten - a practice that might mean ... New Scientist Newborns with mums on antidepressants at more risk of oxygen … - Feb 9, 2006 LONDON (AFX) - Newborns whose mothers took leading antidepressants in the last three months of pregnancy had six times the risk of suffering oxygen ... Forbes Antidepressants in pregnancy can affect babies - May 17, 2005 Women who take Prozac or certain other antidepressants late in pregnancy raise the risk that their babies will suffer jitteriness, irritability and serious ... msnbc.com Study: Antidepressants May Not Work in All Patients - Feb 26, 2008 Antidepressants may not work as well as in people who are mildly depressed as they do in patients with major depression, according to a new study published ... FOXNews Antidepressants Put Elderly at Fracture Risk - Jan 22, 2007 By DAN CHILDS. Elderly patients who take antidepressant drugs known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, may be doubling their risk of ... ABC News Antidepressants Can Affect Newborns, Study Finds - Feb 3, 2005 By BENEDICT CAREY. In the wake of a yearlong debate over the risks of antidepressants to minors, a new analysis of World Health Organization medical records ... New York Times For Elderly, Antidepressants May Trump Psychotherapy - Mar 16, 2006 By BENEDICT CAREY. Antidepressants work better than psychotherapy in preventing relapses in elderly men and women who have recovered from depression, ... New York Times Antidepressants 'may harm sperm' - Sep 24, 2008 Drugs taken by millions of men to alleviate depression may affect their fertility, say US scientists. A small number of healthy men given the antidepressant ... BBC News Antidepressants Linked to Bone Loss - Jun 25, 2007 By Amanda Gardner. MONDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- Older men and women who take the class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake ... Washington Post Suicide fear from antidepressants - Feb 18, 2005 Modern antidepressant drugs like Prozac and Seroxat may make patients twice as likely to try to kill themselves than if they were not taking any pills at ... guardian.co.uk Some Say Ending Antidepressants Daunting - Aug 7, 2006 By MATT CRENSON, AP National Writer. When Gina O'Brien decided she no longer needed drugs to quell her anxiety and panic attacks, she followed doctor's ... FOXNews Study: Antidepressants help stroke victims - May 27, 2008 By Marilyn Elias, USA TODAY. Preventive use of antidepressants slashes the depression rate of stroke patients by more than half and could help them live ... USA Today FDA Takes Action on Antidepressants and Migraine Drugs - Jul 20, 2006 By AP. WASHINGTON, July 19 (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration asked Wednesday that manufacturers of Prozac and similar antidepressants change their ... New York Times Antidepressants found useless for bipolar depression 'New generation... - Mar 29, 2007 Antidepressants, which are widely prescribed with mood stabilizers to treat patients with bipolar disorder, do not work in relieving the depressive symptoms ... San Francisco Chronicle Genes, Antidepressants Can Affect Tamoxifen - Jan 4, 2005 By Miranda Hitti. Scientists are one step closer to predicting which women will reap the greatest benefit from tamoxifen (search). ... FOXNews Antidepressants impair driving ability in the depressed - Aug 17, 2008 Depressed people who take medication such as Prozac to control their condition have a significantly impaired ability to drive, a study has claimed. ... Telegraph.co.uk No Therapy for Patients on Antidepressants - Aug 9, 2006 Meanwhile, the number of children taking antidepressants dropped 18 percent in the first three months of 2004, an earlier study by Medco found. ... Washington Post Antidepressants Linked to Decline in Suicides - Feb 2, 2005 By Salynn Boyles. Suicide rates (search) have dropped steadily since Prozac (search) and similar antidepressants hit the market. ... FOXNews FDA Issues New Warnings on Antidepressants - May 4, 2007 By LISA STARK. As the Food and Drug Administration moved this week to expand warnings on antidepressants, it has once again inflamed the debate over this ... ABC News Antidepressants No Better Than Placebo? - Feb 27, 2008 By Salynn Boyles. Feb. 27, 2008 -- A study suggesting the widely prescribed antidepressants Prozac, Paxil, and Effexor work no better than placebo for most ... WebMD FDA: Antidepressants Dangerous for Teens - Dec 5, 2006 Using antidepressants increases the risk of suicidal behavior among young adults but lessens it for seniors, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. ... San Francisco Chronicle Fewer children being given antidepressants - Dec 27, 2005 By Marilyn Elias, USA TODAY. Use of antidepressants by children continued to drop sharply this year in the wake of warning labels linking the prescription ... USA Today Fewer Children Taking Antidepressants - Apr 2, 2007 By Steven Reinberg. MONDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- The number of US children being prescribed antidepressants appears to have dropped since warnings ... Washington Post Antidepressants study shakes up medicine - Mar 1, 2008 Irving Kirsch shook up the mental-health field this week when he and his team reported "happy pills" swallowed by millions of Canadians every day are ... Canada.com Antidepressants May Help Control Binge Eating - May 25, 2005 By Charlene Laino. May 25, 2005 (Atlanta) -- Popular antidepressants like Prozac and Zoloft can help binge eaters control the amount of food they eat, ... WebMD Antidepressants may harm infant lungs - Kids and parenting- msnbc.com - Feb 8, 2006 NEW YORK - New research has linked the use of Prozac and other similar antidepressants during pregnancy to yet another complication in newborns: an uncommon ... msnbc.com Dr Thomas Stuttaford answers your questions on antidepressants and … - May 23, 2007 Note from Dr Stuttaford: As usual we will try and answer all the points raised, but will have to do so in general terms as unlike our reader's doctors I ... Times Online Popular Antidepressants Linked to GI Bleeding - Jul 7, 2008 By Amanda Gardner. MONDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- The widely prescribed class of antidepressants known as SSRIs may be associated with bleeding in the ... Washington Post Television adverts for antidepressants cause anxiety - Nov 12, 2005 ADVERTS that claim depression is caused by a chemical imbalance, and that antidepressants correct it, are false and should be banned, say two mental health ... New Scientist SSRI Antidepressants Have Slashed Suicides, Study Finds - Jun 13, 2006 By Salynn Boyles. Far from increasing suicide risk, SSRI antidepressants have saved thousands of lives since they became available in the US in the late ... FOXNews Study: Antidepressants Double Stomach Bleeding Risk, Mixing With … - Oct 9, 2007 Taking antidepressants alone is enough to double your risk of stomach bleeding, but mixing them with painkillers is even more dangerous, a new study finds. ... FOXNews Doctors 'failing to help wean patients off antidepressants' - Sep 9, 2005 GPs give little support to millions of patients who would like to come off antidepressants because they cannot stand the side-effects, the mental health ... guardian.co.uk Genetics May Determine Antidepressants' Effectiveness - Jan 23, 2008 WEDNESDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Genetic variations that predict patient response to the two common antidepressant drugs citalopram (brand name ... Washington Post Pregnant women should keep antidepressants - study - Feb 1, 2006 CHICAGO (Reuters) - Hormonal changes during pregnancy do not protect women from depression, and those taking antidepressants may need to continue despite ... Malaysia Star Antidepressants don't help bipolar depression - Apr 26, 2007 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The swings in mood from depression to mania that afflict people with bipolar disorder can be tempered with drugs such as lithium ... Reuters Mothers' antidepressants linked to problems in newborns - Feb 8, 2006 Prenatal exposure to certain antidepressants appears to increase a newborn's risk of exhibiting drug withdrawal symptoms and respiratory abnormalities, ... New Scientist Antidepressants for children: Explore the pros and cons - Nov 15, 2008 Learn why antidepressants have warnings about suicidal thinking in children, what to do before your child starts taking an antidepressant and warning signs ... CNN Antidepressants: 1st Choice for Nerve Pain - Jul 19, 2005 By Jennifer Warner. Antidepressants should be used as an initial treatment for the frequently disabling pain caused by nerve tissue damage, according to a ... FOXNews Fewer kids on SSRI antidepressants - Jul 4, 2007 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Within 2 years after the October 2003 FDA public health advisory about the risk of suicide in children taking a type of ... Reuters Most older suicide victims not on antidepressants - Apr 16, 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Just one in five adults, 55 years and older, who commit suicide are using antidepressants at the time of their death, ... Reuters India Antidepressants linked to 'adolescent' aggression - Oct 15, 2006 Prozac can make "adolescent" hamsters more aggressive towards their cage-mates, despite the antidepressant drug producing the opposite effect in adult ... New Scientist Suicide risk in adults lowered by antidepressants - Aug 2, 2007 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adults with depression who are treated with a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) ... Reuters Teens 'still get antidepressants' - Feb 8, 2006 Thousands of under-18s are being given antidepressants, despite warnings over their use, it has been revealed. They show more than 84000 children and ... BBC News Treating Depression in Heart Attack Survivors - Jul 6, 2005 If that didn't help in a few weeks, they started taking antidepressants for ... During that time, 26 percent of patients not taking antidepressants died or ... FOXNews PMS being wrongly treated with antidepressants - Aug 8, 2008 Women with premenstrual syndrome are being treated with antidepressants, despite the fact many find they do not work. By Chris Irvine ... Telegraph.co.uk Four times as many children prescribed antidepressants - Jul 23, 2007 The number of prescriptions for antidepressants and other mind-altering drugs given to children under 16 has more than quadrupled in the last decade, ... guardian.co.uk Antidepressants 'no suicide risk' - Jan 8, 2006 The risk of suicide attempts does not increase when people start taking anti-depressants, a US study suggests. The conclusion, in an American Journal of ... BBC News US health agency renews warning about antidepressants, suicide - Jul 3, 2005 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday issued a second public health advisory on possible increased risk of suicide in adults treated with ... ä¸å›½æ—¥æŠ¥ - ä¸å›½æ—¥æŠ¥ The Report Card on Antidepressants - Mar 4, 2008 A study released last week reported that depressed patients put on antidepressants get better at only a slightly higher rate than those treated with a ... ABC News Fast-Acting Antidepressants on the Horizon, Study Says - Jul 25, 2007 By Marrecca Fiore. Soon depression sufferers may not have to wait weeks or months their antidepressant medication to kick in. ... FOXNews Genes reveal likely response to antidepressants - Oct 5, 2006 Close scrutiny of patients' genes could help identify the most effective antidepressant medication for each individual, according to two separate studies. ... New Scientist Commentary: Don't talk down antidepressants - Mar 8, 2008 SEVERAL perennial controversies are being given fresh impetus by news that antidepressant drugs may help only a small number of those who are prescribed ... New Scientist … The Same, And How Long Will It Take For Antidepressants To Help... - Feb 27, 2008 Question: Are all antidepressants the same, and how long will it take for antidepressant treatment to help with my anxiety disorder? ... ABC News Experimental Antidepressants Offer Faster Relief - Sep 5, 2007 By Amanda Gardner. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) -- A new class of antidepressants dramatically cut the time needed to take effect when they were ... Washington Post Antidepressants in Pregnancy Linked to Newborn Hangover - Feb 6, 2006 By Judith Groch,. PETAH TIQWA, Israel. Feb. 6 - Fetal exposure to a mother's antidepressants during pregnancy may leave her newborn in withdrawal, ... CNN Older antidepressants work for Parkinson patients - Dec 18, 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with Parkinson's disease who also suffer from depression may find they're helped more by an older class of ... Reuters India What's the evidence for tricyclic antidepressants? - Dec 4, 2008 We found three good summaries of the research (called systematic reviews).[4] [1] [3] These reviews looked at the results of lots of good-quality studies of ... guardian.co.uk Antidepressants tied to gastrointestinal bleeding - Jul 7, 2008 By Will Dunham. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A class of drugs used by many people to treat depression may increase chances of gastrointestinal bleeding, ... Reuters US obstetricians link antidepressants, birth defect risk - Nov 30, 2006 Expectant women and those trying to become pregnant should avoid taking antidepressants because of a risk of birth defects, a group of US obstetricians ... CBC.ca … - Middle Age - Depression - Antidepressants - Medications - New... - May 6, 2007 Early antidepressants worked on a number of neurotransmitters. ... But the presumption is that antidepressants, by increasing serotonin, reduce the effects ... New York Times Suicide Findings Question Link to Antidepressants - Jul 10, 2007 By NICHOLAS BAKALAR. Two large new studies in The American Journal of Psychiatry suggest that treatment of depression, either with psychotherapy or drugs, ... New York Times Antidepressants | Hope from a pill | Economist.com - Feb 28, 2008 This article is premium content. In order to gain access to it please either Log in, Activate your complimentary web account if you are a print subscriber, ... economist.com Jury Doesn't Buy Zoloft Defense - Feb 15, 2005 ...a youngster who says an antidepressant caused him to kill, and it comes at a time of heightened scrutiny over the use of antidepressants among children. ... CBS News Antidepressants not as good, or evil, as believed - May 8, 2007 May 2: The FDA will place new black-box warnings on antidepressants, but the reasons why can be confusing. NBC's Bob Bazell reports. By Robert Bazell ... msnbc.com Antidepressants Might Get Tougher Labels - Dec 14, 2006 Black box warnings make doctors more cautious about prescribing medications and patients more careful about taking them. Such warnings usually hurt drugs' ... TheStreet.com - TheStreet.com (subscription) Antidepressants linked to broken bones - Aging- msnbc.com - Jan 25, 2007 CHICAGO - The most popular pills for depression might substantially raise the risk for bone breaks in older people, a drawback that should be considered ... msnbc.com Antidepressants may damage more sex lives - Dec 15, 2008 By Carey Goldberg. Such sexual symptoms have long been known side effects of the popular Prozac class of antidepressants, but a growing body of research ... Boston Globe Antidepressants may help persistent sexual arousal syndrome - Aug 25, 2008 I am a woman with over-the-top libido. My doctor says I may have PSAS -- persistent sexual arousal syndrome. The antidepressant Pristiq has helped, ... Los Angeles Times Taste test could tailor antidepressants - Dec 6, 2006 The surprising findings could lead to a new taste test that predicts how a person will respond to various antidepressants, the researchers say. ... New Scientist Antidepressants: Are they safe during pregnancy? - Dec 4, 2006 Antidepressants are the first line of treatment for most types of depression. Antidepressants can help relieve your symptoms — and keep you feeling your ... CNN Worms live longer under antidepressants, scientists find - Nov 21, 2007 If worms could smile, the microscopic Methuselahs in a Seattle lab might be beaming; they're living longer than nature would normally allow. ... CBC.ca ... but still sad; Antidepressants aren't the magic that millions... - Mar 27, 2006 After suicide attempts and dismal reactions to the medication, and a descent into substance abuse that finally led her to the Betty Ford Center, ... Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest Archiver Study: Antidepressants pose risks for newborns - Feb 9, 2006 By Cheryl Clark. A UCSD study released today is fueling concerns about the effects of certain antidepressant drugs on pregnant women, saying that their use ... San Diego Union - Tribune - San Diego Union Tribune Expert Answers: Suicide and Antidepressants - Feb 6, 2007 Monday on "World News " we invited your questions about suicide and antidepressant use among children and teens. The result was a lively exchange on our ... ABC News Troubling ties in pregnancy and antidepressants study - Jul 12, 2006 Jul. 12, 2006 | Remember that influential study published last February in the Journal of the American Medical Association that found that depressed women ... Salon Antidepressants Linked to Withdrawals in Newborns, Study Says - Feb 3, 2005 By Angela Zimm. Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- GlaxoSmithKline Plc's Paxil, Eli Lilly & Co.'s Prozac and other antidepressants may cause convulsions and other ... Bloomberg SSRI antidepressants may raise suicide risk in elderly: study - May 1, 2006 Toronto — Canadian Press Published on Monday, May. 01, 2006 1:40AM EDT Last updated on Sunday, Apr. 05, 2009 8:54AM EDT. Seniors prescribed antidepressants ... Globe and Mail Pilots on antidepressants pose no safety risk - Nov 29, 2007 Most air-safety authorities around the world ban pilots from flying while on antidepressant drugs citing safety reasons. Now the results of an Australian ... New Scientist Antidepressants Useless In Many Cases? - Feb 27, 2008 New evidence suggests that Prozac is not as effective when treating people with mild or moderate depression. Professionals suggest exercise and diet change ... CBS News Drug may quickly lift depression, study says. - Aug 8, 2006 Ideally, antidepressants would kick in "within hours, like you have for any ... Scientists cannot explain exactly why it takes existing antidepressants so ... Free with registration - Boston Globe - AccessMyLibrary.com THE WORLD; US Redeploying Troops With Mental Health Issues; Suicide … - May 14, 2006 Once at war, some unstable troops are kept on potent antidepressants and anti-anxiety drugs with little or no counseling or medical monitoring, in violation ... Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest Archiver FDA: Antidepressants up suicide risk - Dec 6, 2006 The Food and Drug Administration said yesterday that antidepressants appear to increase the risk of suicidal thinking in young adults, but in older adults ... Pay-Per-View - Star-Ledger - Factiva, from Dow Jones Parents sue after son buys antidepressants, commits suicide - Mar 14, 2006 The parents of a teenage debate champion who killed himself after taking a generic version of Prozac he secretly bought over the Internet have sued the Web ... San Francisco Chronicle Antidepressants cut risk of suicide, studies find - Jan 2, 2006 By Alex Berenson in New York. TREATMENT with antidepressant drugs appears to reduce the risk of suicide in depressed teenagers and adults, new US research ... Sydney Morning Herald … truth about children and antidepressants - Evening Standard -... - Jul 27, 2007 The truth about children and antidepressants ... find Evening Standard - London articles. NEWS that doctors are prescribing four times as many ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research Glaxo may have shipped faulty antidepressants - Oct 5, 2006 By Bloomberg News | October 5, 2006. GlaxoSmithKline PLC, the world's second-biggest drugmaker, recalled Paxil CR antidepressants last month because the ... Boston Globe Some can't stop antidepressants - Mental health- msnbc.com - Aug 31, 2006 When Gina O'Brien decided she no longer needed drugs to quell her anxiety and panic attacks, she followed doctor's orders by slowly tapering her dose of the ... msnbc.com Use of antidepressants for PMS questioned - Aug 5, 2008 Doctors are testing women taking antidepressants at the first symptom of premenstrual irritability, a move critics worry could lead to even more prescribing ... Canada.com Antidepressants: Benefits outweigh risk Even considering risks for... - May 10, 2007 To hear some people talk, you'd think the last thing a depressed college kid should do is take antidepressants. Naysayers point to the Food and Drug ... $2.75 - Minneapolis Star-Tribune - NewsBank Study: Antidepressants may increase diabetes onset - Jun. 10, 2006 - Jun 10, 2006 Study finds those predisposed to the disease were two to three times more likely to get it when using any form of antidepressant. ... CNNMoney.com Are antidepressants taking the edge off love?; Sure, we know about... - Jul 30, 2007 ..."I'm concerned about well-adjusted men and women who go through a crisis and start taking antidepressants," she says. "They continue taking them, ... Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest Archiver Study: Most depressed kids get antidepressants but no therapy - Oct 8, 2008 By Marilyn Elias, USA TODAY. At least half of US children who take antidepressants aren't in therapy, a large study suggests, and that delays recovery while ... USA Today |
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