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Why women sometimes respond better than men to SSRI medication
The current treatment for depression is most often a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs), which helps make serotonin available to help manage mood and stress. The question is why SSRIs work better for some than others. A study done 10 years ago suggested that women respond better to SSRI treatment than men. Another study found that pre-menopausal women may also [...]
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0 Comment » The brain’s natural ‘bliss drug’ fights depression
Although marijuana itself has shown no clinical benefit for the treatment of depression, University of Irvine researchers have shown that one of its active ingredients produces antidepressant effects. The brain naturally produces the enzyme anandamide, which is nicknamed the ‘bliss molecule’ because of its similarities to the active ingredient in marijuana and its anti-depressant qualities. The [...]
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Optimism is in the mind and photos prove it
Most people instinctively know that a positive outlook on life improves both physical and mental health, while a pessimistic view of life, on the other hand, relates frequently with depressive symptoms. What New York University researchers wanted to understand is if an optimistic attitude can be linked to the same brain regions that show irregularities [...]
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Anti-Depressants & anti-inflammatory drugs can dramatically increase GI bleeding
Emerging evidence has shown that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) used in conjunction with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can cause bleeding of the lining of the digestive tract including the esophagus, stomach, or upper part of the small intestine–together called the upper gastrointestinal (GI). Researchers pooled data from 4 studies involving 153,000 patients. Patients taking [...]
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Scientist have better understanding of how antidepressants work
Until recently all that was known about how antidepressants work is that they maintain a balance of brain chemicals called neurotransmitters. What was not known was how antidepressants bind to brain cells for the antidepressant to work. Medications, called tricyclic antidepressants, help offset the imbalance of the neurotransmitters serotonin and norepinephrine. They accomplish this by [...]
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NIMH provides information about depression
Most of the 18.8 million American adults who suffer from a depressive illness every year do not seek treatment. Depression often interferes with a person’s day-to-day behavior as well as jeopardizing the relationships with those who are close to them. Serious depression can destroy a family as well as the depressed person. Much of a [...]
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Depression SSDI process for psychiatric applicants
In 1996 slightly less than half of all Social Security disability claims were approved. Of the claims that were approved approximately 28% of them were for mental disorders. Every year there is an increasing number of SSDI psychiatric claims. The problem is because few psychiatrists feel competent in making a determination to render a professional [...]
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