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- Anti-depressants Chemical | Anti-depressants Drugs |anti-depressants Products | Manufacturer
By: euroasiarnd | - An antidepressant is a psychiatric medication used to alleviate mood disorders, such as major depression and dysthymia. Drugs including the monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), tetracyclic antidepressants (TeCAs), selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) are most commonly associated with the term. These medications are among those most commonly prescribed by psychiatrists and other physicians, and ...
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- The Top 8 Myths And Truths About Antidepressants
By: Tom Carolan | - When you are feeling depressed one of the most common treatments available besides counseling is antidepressants. While it may take you trying a couple of different antidepressants before you find one that works for you the fact is that they are still a great way to deal with depression. But there are many people who could possibly benefit from antidepressants and sadly never do because they have their heads filled with myths and are unaware of the truths about the drugs.
While ther ...
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- Hair Loss Caused By Antibiotics
By: carolkyle | - Certain drugs and medication can cause hair loss. Antidepressants and contraceptive pills are known to upset hormonal balances to impair hair growth. There are also arthritic medication, amphetamines and anticoagulants or blood thinners that are known to result in hair loss for many people taking them. The more pervasively used antibiotics such as amoxicillin and penicillin based antibiotics with brands like Kelfex, Gantrisin and Bactrim have been known to cause hair loss as well.
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- Fibromyalgia Symptoms And Treatment
By: credulous jolly | - Fibromyalgia is a serious neurological condition that causes pain in the musculoskeletal system. People who suffer from fibromyalgia also feel pain in the tendons, ligaments and the areas of the joints. Another characteristic of fibromyalgia is a pronounced state of fatigue that takes over the entire body. The symptoms of fibromyalgia resemble those of rheumatoid arthritis and due to this fact, fibromyalgia may be misdiagnosed. However, unlike people with physical illnesses, the people with fibr ...
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- Natural Herbal Antidepressants
By: Mike Argiro | - Antidepressants are big business. Over l20 million drugs are dispersed to individuals each year in America alone for the treatment of depression and related conditions. Although these may provide temporary relief, they come to us with unwanted harmful side-effects including liver damage, insomnia, hallucinations, convulsions, low blood pressure, dizziness, blurred visions, difficulty breathing, and much more.
This is the main reason why so many individuals are now turning to nat ...
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- Welcome To The Prozac Revolution
By: Jacob Brown | - Not too long ago, when people were depressed, they were either isolated in their homes, unable to draw themselves out into society or, worse, they'd be taken to a mental institution where they would unhappily live out whatever was left of their withered lives.
A solution to this problem has always been in the making, but it wasn't until the last 30 or 40 years that these solutions became true possibilities. In 1972 Prozac entered the scene. It took many years until it received FDA a ...
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- Genetic Depression
By: Jacob Brown | - There are endless theories about the cause of depression, but it all boils down to three big ones: genetics, brain chemistry, and stress. While each one of these can exist on its own, one thing is certain: If you have a genetic predisposition to depression, then there's a greater chance that if you will end up with a chemical imbalance or in a stressful environment, then you'll be more likely to develop a depressive disorder.
Here's one opinion on how genetics can be responsible for ...
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- How Antidepressants Can Help Postpartum Depression
By: Irene Parks | - Of course if you think about it objectively you"re happy that you"re baby came out beautifully, with ten fingers and ten toes, and you"re so lucky that your husband is taking some of those night feeds, and that your mother is changing diapers, and that your baby isn"t even screaming all that much"but"if everything is going so smoothly, why do you feel so"sad?
Getting the baby blues is one thing""every new mom gets a little sad, due to anxiety, lack of sleep, and just a flood of over ...
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- Information On The Antidepressant Drug Prozac
By: Mike Argiro | - The Side Effects of Prozac
With all its benefits, Prozac does have its own set of side effects which one must be aware of, especially if he or she has been prescribed to take the medicine. Knowing the side effects has three benefits. First of all, if you are already under some medication, and you know that the new drug being prescribed might not go along well with the drug you are already taking, then you can immediately bring it to the notice of the doctor. Secondly, if after taki ...
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- Information On The Antidepressant Drug Paxil
By: Mike Argiro | - Side Effects of Paxil
There are various side effects associated with Paxil, among which few are quite common while some others are not so. Following is a list of side effects of Paxil and within brackets is the chance of a person having that side effect in percentage terms. The most common side effects of Paxil are nausea (26%), somnolence (23%), ejaculatory disturbance (13%), other genital disorders in males (10%), sweating (11%), asthenia (15%), insomnia (13%), dizziness (13%), d ...
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- Information On The Antidepressant Drug Lexapro
By: Mike Argiro | - The Side Effects of Lexapro
The fact that Lexapro has limited side effects is mainly because it has a high selectivity of serotonin reuptake inhibition. To put it simply, the drug does what it is supposed to do, and not much more. So even if there are side effects, they are related to the drugs serotonergic activity. In fact, recent studies and clinical research have suggested that Escitalopram group of drugs, to which Lexapro belongs, are highly effective and have fewer si ...
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- Antidepressants
By: Mike Argiro | - Antidepressants
Antidepressants are prescription medications issued by a doctor to treat mood disorders such as depression. The most commonly used prescription antidepressants are known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhuibotors (SNRIs). They work by increasing the number of chemical messengers (serotonin and norepinephrine) in your brain to correct an imbalance which may have been caused by genes or events ...
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- Antidepressents For Children?
By: Dr. Jennifer B. Baxt, DMFT, NCC, DCC | - It would seem that a large percentage of the population is on one type of medication or another; some of these people are even on two or more different medications. It seems that there are medications for just about everything, from pain and sickness, to headaches and depression. When most think about these kinds of medications, few will consider the fact that there are many children on these same medications. Children who are on certain medications for physical illnesses or sicknesses need it t ...
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- Side Effects Antidepressant
By: Linus Orakles | - In any therapy, side effects are some unavoidable occurrences. They can occur as a result of wrong medication or even if a person is trying out any new medication. This is because the body has to get used to something new and this process can take some time. Antidepressants are some of the most useful medicines. However, they do cause some side effects. The side effects that are caused due to antidepressants can either get cured by themselves or they may at times persist in any person. These sid ...
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- What Is A Panic Attack?
By: tmize | - Panic attacks generally come on suddenly in the form of intense anxiety. You become fearful and feel very unwell and uncomfortable. There are many different symptoms that occur as a result of having a panic attack -- and these depend on both your physiology and mindset.
When you're having a panic attack, your body releases adrenaline because you mistakenly believe you are in harm's way. You probably feel very scared and upset. Unfortunately, these attacks can last anywhere from un ...
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Social Web Results   Antidepressants linked to major personality changes Shared By: glennsnews - Antidepressant medications taken by roughly 7% of American adults cause profound personality changes in many patients with depression, far beyond...
 Antidepressant Paxil Also May Affect Personality Traits Shared By: blognew - Researchers say Paxil and likely other antidepressants in the class of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may improve higher...
 Key Target Of Clinical Depression Missed By Most Antidepressants Shared By: mnt_medicaldev - A key brain protein called monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) - is highly elevated during... with commonly used antidepressants, according to an important
 CTV News | Antidepressants can cause personality changes Shared By: thrivenation - CTV News on CTV - Canadian television's online home for news and entertainment Antidepressants can cause distinct personality changes in depressed...
 Herbal Remedies For Depression - Quick Tips For Beating Depression Without Taking Drugs | 1st Healthy Living Shared By: VibrantQi - Herbal remedies for depression can sometime be just as effective as using prescribed antidepressants as a treatment. These 4 quick and easy drug free...
 Antidepressants and Anti-psychotics Linked to Senior Falls | Charleston Shared By: Carebuzz - The study revealed that seniors who are taking antidepressants will be at a greater risk of experiencing a fall. Below is a short list of facts...
 lexapro anxiety disorder 59C Shared By: turistnyt - lexapro abuse Cambridge and lexapro vs effexor paxil wellbutrin zoloft... in both adults and children, whether or not they are taking antidepressants.
 Antidepressants change personality, study suggests Shared By: MyEasyFitness - People who take antidepressants such as Paxil often say they feel less stressed and more outgoing, lively, and confident. Now a new study suggests it's...
 Most antidepressants miss key target of clinical depression, study finds Shared By: ReinaAbeja - Antidepressant medications are the most commonly prescribed treatments in North America, yet 50 per cent of people do not respond adequately to...
 Antidepressants may make people less neurotic | Reuters Shared By: injuryboard - CHICAGO (Reuters) - Antidepressants may go well beyond just easing the symptoms of depression; they may also make people less neurotic, U.S. researcher...
- Antidepressants + Tiredness
By: Linus Orakles | - Antidepressants + tiredness
When a person is tired, there are numerous ways that he can employ to make himself feel fresh and fit. He can listen to music, take a walk or even talk to someone. But today, majority people prefer to use antidepressants at times like these. These antidepressants do have better effects on the level of depression that the person has. Depression is caused owing to low levels of neurotransmitters in the brain, which an antidepressant can easily rectify. Ti ...
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- What You Should Know About Antidepressants Used With Menopause
By: James Pendergraft | - Women who are experiencing symptoms like depression and hot flashes when going through menopause sometimes end up using antidepressants to battle these symptoms. Should you take antidepressants when feeling the pressure of menopausal symptoms and the discomfort of hot flashes? Is it wise to take antidepressants when your doctor gives you these medications to help ease the discomfort you are feeling? There are a few pros and cons to taking antidepressants when experiencing some of the symptoms of ...
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- Natural Ways To Increase Brain Serotonin, Reduce Depression & Enhance Your Mood
By: Tess Thompson | - If we determine the basic causes of emotional distress, we will find that it is our inherent desire to control life that often causes the distress and the depression in the first place. Depression, sadness and mood disorders only appear to be modern terms, as they are always referred to in context of today's fast-paced lifestyles and the race to the top. The reality is that man has always wanted to exercise control over his life, and we all know that life is extremely unpredictable, and situatio ...
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- Herbal Supplements For Depression, Sadness, And Other Mood Disorders
By: Tess Thompson | - Irrespective of how severe a bout with depression may be, natural remedies for depression, conventional drugs, or psychotherapy can cure the condition. There has been a marked shift towards treating depression naturally due to increased awareness of the serious side effects that conventional medications can cause. More and more people are now aware that drugs like antidepressants and stimulants that are used for treating depression cause side effects. These side effects can surface while the dru ...
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- Natural Alternative Treatments For Dealing With Depression, Anxiety & Insomnia
By: Tess Thompson | - Prescription Anti-Depressants, Tranquillizers and Sleeping Tablets are regularly prescribed by doctors to treat anything from bereavement to postnatal depression. While there are many responsible and caring doctors out there, there are also many who over prescribe. This may sometimes be due to lack of time, lack of adequate training in emotional problems and mood disorders or sometimes just pure indifference towards the patient's problems! Sad, but unfortunately true!
In my opinio ...
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- Natural Alternative Remedies To Prescription Antidepressants Treatments
By: Tess Thompson | - 5-hydroxytryptamine or 5HT, widely known as serotonin, is a neurotransmitter that has a wide-ranging influence over emotional behavior. It also plays a role in metabolism and stimulating vomiting. There are also suggestions that indicate its role in inducing cell division. Although it is present in other areas in the body as well, its presence in the central nervous system and the influence it has on brain functions is the most widely researched.
Serotonin is known to be linked wi ...
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- Antidepressants To Treat Irritable Bowel Syndrome
By: Ryan Pham | - The most common treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome is changes in lifestyle, including nutrition. But these are not all. Many doctors apply also natural remedies as well as a number of medications. Mainly they use antidepressants to treat Irritable Bowel Syndrome though it is not always the best solution for IBS sufferers.
Doctors often treat irritable bowel syndrome with the help of 3 kinds of drugs:
1. Antispasmodic drugs - they are usually first given to a pati ...
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- Are Antidepressants A Dangerous Treatment For Your Ringing Ears?
By: Bill Mann | - Antidepressants are sometimes prescribed for patients seeking tinnitus relief. Some studies show that antidepressants can reduce tinnitus symptoms or help people cope better with their ringing ears. Unfortunately, the kind of tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) used in these studies can have dangerous side effects. This article explains some of the risks inherent in using TCAs as a medical treatment for tinnitus and suggests the use of a natural tinnitus cure instead.
In a systematic ...
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- Autism Treatments - Antidepressants Are A Popular Treatment For Autism
By: Nicole Harris | - While there is no cure for Autistic disorder, there are many treatments aimed at reducing specific Autism symptoms. Of the approximately 58% of patients who receive pharmaceuticals for treatment of Autism Disorder, about 32% are prescribed to some type of antidepressant, ranking it as second most prescribed, after antipsychotics.
Concerning the use of antidepressants in the control and/or improvement of Autism symptoms, it is important to note that these types of medications are m ...
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- Basic Guide To The Side Effects Of Antidepressant
By: Paul Hata | - Antidepressants are the drugs or medication that is used to relieve depression. Everyone goes through some or similar phase. There are two types of depression one is the clinical and the other the normal depression which comes our way everyday.
It is generally because of the incidences that occur in our life when we are not happy about it. But then there is one more thing called as the clinical depression which involves intense sadness, melancholia or despair.
Thi ...
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- Basic Guide To Natural Anti-depressants
By: Paul Hata | - An anti-depressant is mainly a normal usage. It is a psychiatric medication which is consumed to lessen clinical depression or dysthymia. There are various factions of drugs which are specifically related to the term. The notable ones are MAOIs and tricyclics at the same time SSRIs and there are varieties of newly discrepancies developed by the pharmaceutical industries.
These medications are recently observed within the main normally recommended by the psychiatrists and general ...
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- Can Heart Attack Be Caused By Antidepressants?
By: Paul Hata | - Many of the present antidepressants available in market not recommended to be used as they can be poisonous to the heart. The tricyclic drug has complex chemical structure and is effective antidepressants but it may lead to arrhythmia in heart patients. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors are another type of antidepressants that can cause dangerous blood pressure alterations.
On contradiction to this a number of studies have shown that sertraline, an SSRI medicine can be safely be given ...
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- The New Antidepressant Anxiety Medications
By: Paul Hata | - The new antidepressant anxiety medications are mostly as effective as the older tricyclic antidepressants and monoamine oxidase with added advantage and safety factors. New antidepressant anxiety medications can be treatment wise more efficient and cost effective.
They need to be consumed for longer time following proper schedule to provide long lasting results and prevent relapse. The new antidepressant drugs are not only used to lower depression but also to treat anxiety disord ...
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- Stop Smoking With Antidepressant
By: Paul Hata | - Antidepressant is used most commonly in the psychiatric medication which is used to cure or give temporary relief to the depression dysthymia. Dysthymia mean milder depression. There are several groups of medicine which mainly related to antidepressant drugs.
Antidepressants are also used to treat various other disorders other than depression. This antidepressant also aid smoking cessation. According to researcher there are two reasons to consider, that smoking can be stopped wit ...
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- The Side Effects Of Antidepressant
By: Paul Hata | - Antidepressant is the general usage like psychiatric medication consumed to lessen the clinical depression or dysthymia which is a milder depression. Antidepressants are normally taken as a course continuing for many weeks, months or years which have formerly onset of the therapeutic action.
The antidepressants are not considered as pharmaceutical drugs and it is splitted from stimulants. Drugs that are used for the instant euphoric results are not usually regarded as antidepress ...
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- Basic Guide To Old And New Antidepressants
By: Paul Hata | - Scientist has found many antidepressants which reduce depression or cure it completely. These antidepressants are also used for other disorders other than depression.
The first antidepressant was iproniazid which was discovered for tuberculosis. But iproniazid in the late 1950s was prescribed by the doctor for the treatment of depression. This antidepressant belongs to the class of MAOIs. The patient who used this antidepressant has to take strict diet to deflect adverse side eff ...
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- The History Of Antidepressants
By: Paul Hata | - While we talk about depression we talk about mind and the function of the mind. New special branch came in to existence in the Europe at the middle of 19th century named psychology. It was treated as the sub-branch of philosophy before the middle 19th century.
After that almost whole world including medical discipline concentrate on the human mind and start to research. At the same time science and technology was on the high-way. Factories and other things were fostering and num ...
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- Use Of Antidepressants For Heart Treatments
By: Paul Hata | - It is said that psychology is the first and basic reasons for all occurring diseases and health problems. It means there is very close relationship between mind (psychology) and diseases. And so heart attack or heart disease in the exceptional disease. Every patient of each disease comes under pressure. It is observed that almost 50% patients of heart disease have symptoms of depression. 20% heart patients who suffer from depression can be cured with antidepressants.
While antide ...
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- The Danger Of Consuming Alcohol And Antidepressants
By: Paul Hata | - Antidepressants are the drugs that are used to treat depression. Due to the fast life and the unbearable tensions in life many people suffer from depression may it be the clinical depression or the normal depression. So the number of people taking this antidepressant drugs has increased to a greater extent.
But at the same time there are a number of people who also consume alcohol daily. The thing is that, there are a number of people who are not aware of the fact that consumpti ...
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- Replacing Antidepressant With Herbal Remedies
By: Paul Hata | - An antidepressant is mainly the usage, as a psychiatric medication consumed to improve clinical depression or dysthymia commonly known as a milder depression.
There are varieties of collection of drugs specifically related to the term, some of the noteworthy are MAOIs and tricyclics and also the SSRIs. There are much new variations improved by pharmaceutical industries.
Antidepressants are normally consumed as a course following many weeks, months and years which ...
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- Antidepressants - Treatment For Sleeping Problems
By: Paul Hata | - The antidepressants help those patients who have depression and due to this they are facing difficultly in sleeping. This disorder can be caused by stress, illness that causes pain or frequent urination, working shifts, depression.
Many types of sleep problem can be suffered by the people who are going to the depression. This difficulty include frequently walking up during the night, person working early morning and are not able to get sleep again.
In such disorde ...
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- What Are The Risks Of Antidepressants
By: Paul Hata | - The antidepressant are now consumed normally as a psychiatric medication in order to reduce clinical depression otherwise dysthymia commonly known as milder depression.
The antidepressants are also many times used to therapies like psychotherapy, electro-convulsive therapy and acupuncture or else the processes such as sleep disruption, large amount of light levels and a regular restricted exercise which has been examined to recover from the clinically depressed mood.
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- Healthcare And Who Should Pay - That Is Not The Question
By: IC | - As the US Presidential elections approach, healthcare has taken center stage. While the Democrats debate variant forms of universal healthcare and conservatives tell us we cant afford it, it seems that everyone is trying to answer the wrong question. The point we should be discussing is the nature of healthcare, itself.
Let's face it: In all of this debate, the unquestioned assumption is that the medical model is healthcare. That, from the Democratic side, fuels the urgency ...
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- Tricyclic Antidepressants
By: Dr. Jennifer B. Baxt, DMFT, NCC, DCC | - Tricyclic antidepressants are a type of antidepressant that has been used since the mid 1900s. Today, there are more than 30 different types of tricyclic antidepressants that are commonly used in cases of attention-deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) and depression. The antidepressant works by changing the way that certain neurotransmitters function in the brain in order to alter a persons mood. Many depression cases have been successfully treated while using tricyclic antidepressants, but th ...
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- Young Adults And Mental Illness-what Are The Warning Signs?
By: TiCraig Elliott | - Mental illness is not just an affliction that you are born with; mental illnesses can develop over time, whether as something that was predestined to occur or as an illness that develops over time. While some mental illnesses are certainly not generally found in young people, like Alzheimer's disease, others such as depression can strike as early as childhood and mental illnesses like ADHD, though over diagnosed, does affect many children and adults.
Young adults can suffer from ...
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- How To Avoid Panic Attacks
By: TiCraig Elliott | - Anyone who has ever had a panic attack knows how life stopping these events can feel. A panic attack can seriously hurt your quality of life by causing you become terrified of a repeat episode. This terror is just another negative side effect of panic attacks, and you should learn to think of it as such so that you can get on with your life without the constant fear of a panic attack hanging over your head. Worrying about having a panic attack all the time might even cause you to trigger panic a ...
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- An Introduction To Mobile Psychiatric Rehabilitation
By: Ti-Megan Hazel | - People who are mentally ill also seem to be chronically afraid of hospitals, or at least seem to want to avoid medical attention in a hospital setting. Looking at it from the perspective of someone who is confused or otherwise mentally unstable, the sterile and instrument-laden halls of a hospital are indeed terrifying, and can even be considered "creepy" by a person who is not suffering from a mental condition.
Mentally ill people do not want to come to a hospital, and they do ...
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- Cyclic Antidepressants Information
By: Juliet | - Cyclic antidepressants (CAs) contain a 3-ring molecular structure. Cyclic medications balance certain brain chemicals (neurotransmitters) that cause depression when out of balance. Cyclic antidepressants relieve depression in about 60% of people with depression. Cyclic antidepressants tend to have more common and more serious side effects than other, newer types of antidepressant medications, such as serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Possible side effects of cyclic antidepressants initially ...
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- How To Deal With Side Effects Of Antidepressants
By: Raymond Lee Geok Seng | - There is little poison in every medication. However, sometimes one has to grin and bear the side effects of a drug for the greater benefit it confers. Here are some of the problems that can be caused by antidepressants and how to deal with them:
Dry mouth is possibly the most common side effect of virtually all the antidepressants. Unless you are in heart failure, you should drink as much water as you need to quench your thirst. If necessary, chew sugarless gum to stimulate t ...
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- Antidepressant Prescriptions Hit Record High
By: Chris Marshall | - The number of prescriptions for antidepressants have hit a record high in England. The news comes despite national guidance advocating alternative treatments.
In 2006 there were more than 31 million prescriptions for drugs such as Prozac issued - a rise of 6% on the year before. In 2004 the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence issued guidance recommending that antidepressants should not be used as first-line therapy for mild to moderate depression. Instead they ...
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- Depression - Antidepressants
By: Andrew Henry | - Antidepressants are drugs whose main purpose is to alleviate depression, both clinical and milder depression. These drugs are prescribed by physicians and are used in many countries around the world. They're actually one of the most common medications prescribed to patients. In fact, sometimes antidepressants are prescribed to those who are non-depressive to alleviate some other conditions, including anxiety, and for their anti-inflammatory properties.
St John's Wart and Opium wer ...
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- Is Love Potion Real?
By: Simon Evans | - This week the Today Show on NBC ran a story today looking at love hormones. Many recent studies have come together over the last several years to give us a better understanding of the brain circuits and chemicals that control the emotion of love and bonding.
Another Pill for your Heart
The thing that bothered me about the story that ran today was the notion that we can and even should develop pills to mimic these natural hormones to help us control' our heart's ...
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- Are Antidepressants Safe During Pregnancy
By: Andi Michaels | - Being pregnant can be a wonderful time in your life, but it can also be a cause for concern and worry if you're a woman taking antidepressants. Women are constantly counselled to avoid medication during pregnancy, but stopping antidepressant medication can be very dangerous to do. Not only that, the effects of antidepressants on an unborn foetus haven't been fully studied and while researchers offer caution, they don't have firm answers on medication for depression and pregnancy.
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