Browsing: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

The anesthetic ketamine is increasingly being used off-label for depression. The drug seems to work rapidly, but its long-term side…

Anxiety can be debilitating. Anxiety meds might help, but learn about the possible side effects and consider the options of alternative medicines.

With many people suffering from depression not responding to antidepressants despite trying several, there is a critical need for therapies…

By Sean Hagey The Mighty Your doctor just wrote you a prescription for your depression. You were probably given some…

“It’s like, if the side effects make me just as depressed, what’s the point?” Antidepressant med side effects can make you tired, gain weight and depressed.

By Jeremy Howick Oxford Empathy Programme An investigative report by the BBC recently found that the number of antidepressant prescriptions…

Older patients with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) should take precautions when using certain antidepressants because they may increase the…

By Marc Manseau JustCareUSA.org On April 8, 2018, The New York Times published a front-page article titled “The Murky Perils…

Untreated and inadequately controlled depression is a big problem. In 2016, 16.2 million American adults experienced at least one major…

Taking certain migraine medications in combination with antidepressants does not increase the risk of serotonin syndrome, according to a new…