Search Results for 'Antidepressants'

Waiting Until You’re “Old Enough” for Antidepressants

What’s it like to suffer from severe depression for as long as you can remember – and to be too scared to ask for help until age 18? Today I’m featuring the story of Allie, a 21-year-old college senior in Wisconsin wh [...]

Posted On : Sep, 12 2012 | Comments : 0

Antidepressants -- not depression -- increase risk of preter...

The results, reported May 25 online in the journal Epidemiology, are good news for women who worry that their depression will harm their baby. Researchers also stress that women who take antidepressants during pregnancy should not be over [...]

Posted On : May, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

COULD GAMES BE THE NEW ANTIDEPRESSANTS?

Leading up to the release of our Future Of Gaming report, the PSFK consulting team spoke with the founder of Kill Screen, Jamin Warren. Kill Screen a videogame arts and publishing company exploring the intersection of games, technology an [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Workings Of The Antidepressants

An antidepressant is generally used as a psychiatric medication which is consumed in order to decrease depression or dysthymia that is commonly known as the milder depression. The antidepressants are normally consumed as a course continui [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Antidepressants and anti-clotting medication may raise bleed...

Heart attack patients are sometimes prescribed selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors to treat depression. But if those SSRIs are taken in combination with anti-blood clotting drugs, those patients could be at greater risk for bleeding, [...]

Posted On : Sep, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Basic Guide To Old And New Antidepressants

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 tub [...]

Posted On : Jun, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Are antidepressants glorified placebos?

Which came first, the mental illness or the drug? While in other areas of medicine this is a no-brainer (no pun intended), some argue that certain psychiatric conditions are created and classified because of the effects particular drugs h [...]

Posted On : Jun, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Supermodel Speaks to 'GMA' About Her Experience With Antidep...

Paulina Porizkova, the 46-year-old supermodel and actress, said she was devastated when she was thrown off the television reality show "Dancing With the Stars" in 2007, feeling engulfed by anxiety. "I had been out of the pu [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Limits to antidepressants' effectiveness: Study

Mild to severe depression might be better treated with alternatives to antidepressant drugs, which do not help patients much more than an inactive placebo, researchers said Tuesday. Combining data from six studies that examined the effecti [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Thousands of children on antidepressants

Prescriptions of the controversial drugs have increased rapidly with pills for attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder up by one third in two years and antidepressant use in children under 16 rising by six per cent, according to data o [...]

Posted On : Oct, 31 2009 | Comments : 0

Abuse Of Antidepressants And How To Avoid

There is a reason why there are strict laws against medicines being sold only with a prescription-not only are they harmful taken without a doctor's consultation, but also usually do not take effect in the manner desired by the consumer. In [...]

Posted On : Jul, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

10 Natural Antidepressants to Boost Your Spirits

What do you do when you're feeling blue? We all want to be happier, yet as a society depression is on the rise. As life coaches we believe each person has unique solutions to their problems. While antidepressants are the answer for some wit [...]

Posted On : Jul, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

"Antidepressants Are Not Helping Me."

You've taken the responsible step to tackle your depression head-on and to seek treatment. However, it's a few weeks down the [...]

Posted On : Oct, 20 2007 | Comments : 0

What to Do About Antidepressants If You Are Nursing

There is no evidence to support fears that taking an antidepressant while nursing I harmful to the infant. Dr. Cynthia Neill Epperson of Yale University is one of the many researchers who have put this to the test. She recruited infants of [...]