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Heat Exhaustion & Heatstroke Yet another heat wave is “baking” the U.S. and is expected to last all week. And…
Deprescribing to Be a Better Dad
Regular MedShadow readers are likely familiar with the idea of deprescribing—the process of reducing the number or dose of drugs…
Regular MedShadow readers are likely familiar with the idea of deprescribing—the process of reducing the number or dose of drugs…
In 2015, psychiatrist Mark Horowitz tried to come off his antidepressants. He reduced his dosage by a set proportion over…
PODCAST: Serendipitous discoveries led to antidepressant drugs like Prozac and to new insights into the physical basis of this debilitating…
The incidence of depression and anxiety has surged among adults in the United States over the course of the COVID-19…
Coping with the Side Effects of Antidepressants
The irony of antidepressants is that the side effects can cause symptoms similar to the depression they treat. Here is what to expect and how to handle it.
Some really useful drugs have irksome side effects, but not all of those persist. Soldier through one or more unpleasant…
Antidepressant Birth Defect Risk – Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control found that women taking paroxetine (Paxil) during their…
Long-term antidepressant use may be associated with significant “emotional blunting” in both male and female patients, new research suggests. Using…
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