Browsing: antipsychotics

What is bipolar disorder? Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression, is a mental disorder characterized by drastic and intense shifts…

If you take a medication for a psychiatric condition, you may have experienced troubled sleep — insomnia, daytime sleepiness, or…

Dry eye disease is irritating and painful. As an optometrist, I know there are many possible causes, but the medicines…

Women Prescribed Antipsychotics During Pregnancy May Have an Increased Risk of Developing Gestational Diabetes Women prescribed certain antipsychotics during pregnancy…

The FDA recently issued a warning that kratom is unsafe. But did the FDA ignore scientific evidence — as well…

More than three-quarters of Americans — 78% — say they are willing to try non-drug alternatives for pain before turning…

Do you take 4 pills a day? If so, you’re like most Americans. Yet what are we taking all these…

Around half of people on psychiatric medications for the long term who decide to stop taking at least one of…

Nearly 17% of Americans — 1 in 6 adults — took a drug to treat a mental illness at least…

An increasing number of older people are being sent to the ER due to side effects or adverse reactions from…