Browsing: Antidepressants and Anxiety Meds

Kratom, a plant-based herbal supplement that is being used as a pain reliever, has opioid-like qualities and can potentially be…

The FDA issued a public health advisory concerning the risks associated with the use of kratom. The plant, which grows…

Depression can be a complex disorder with many causes, but depressive feelings can also result as a side effect of…

Three years ago, I found myself in a mental hospital in London. I looked down and saw welts on my…

The following is an excerpt from Katinka Blackford Newman’s book, The Pill That Steals Lives, which will released on September…

Millions of Americans take an antidepressant daily. But a growing volume of research is indicating the pills may only provide…

The FDA has fast-tracked for potential approval a derivative of the party drug ketamine for major depression. The drug, esketamine,…

St. John’s wort, an herbal remedy readily available as a dietary supplement, may treat depression as effectively as SSRIs (selective…

Antidepressants help many people. But evidence has been growing for years that the widespread use of these medicines is not…

SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), the most popular kind of antidepressants prescribed, when taken by pregnant women, increase the chance…