What Medications Should Be Avoided with Long QT Syndrome?
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a frequent cause of pharyngitis, pneumonia and acute bronchitis, but acute otitis media is uncommon. Symptoms are usually self-limited and variable and include cough (non-productive usually but later can be productive), fever, fatigue and occasionally headache. Coryza is rare. Cough can continue for 3 to 4 weeks and can be accompanied by wheezing. Radiographic changes include diffuse infiltrates or focal abnormalities but are variable.
Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a group of disorders that have a prolonged QT interval and a polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. Torsade de pointes (“t...
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Citalopram increases the differentiation efficacy of BMSCs into neuronal-like cells
(Neural Regeneration Research) There is evidence that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants can promote neuronal cell proliferation and enhance neuroplasticity both in vitro and in vivo. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
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Should You Take Celexa for Depression?
Celexa - generic citalopram - is a medication used to treat depression. Celexa is a member of the SSRI drug family. These drugs work by making more serotonin available between nerve cells, which has been shown to ease depression. Article covers the benefits of Celexa, precautions and warnings, and information regarding pregnancy and Celexa. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
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What Are the Potential Side Effects of...
List of Citalopram side effects. Citalopram (brand name Celexa) is an antidepressant sometimes prescribed in the treatment of bipolar disorder and other mood disorders. You need to know about potential side effects if you are taking or considering taking this medication. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
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Featured in NEJM Journal Watch: Might SSRIs Reduce the Risk for Alzheimer Disease? (FREE)
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Happy pill 'wards of Alzheimer's': Widely used anti-depressant can help reduce formation of plaque on the brain
Scientists say citalopram can significantly reduce the formation of plaques in the brain, which could go some way to warding off the disease. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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A commonly prescribed antidepressant may slow Alzheimer's
Alex CukanST. LOUIS, May 14 (UPI) -- The commonly prescribed antidepressant Celexa, or citalopram, may reduce production of brain plaques linked to Alzheimer's disease. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
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Could Certain Antidepressants Slow Alzheimer's?
Early study suggests Celexa, and other drugs in its class, might help, but many questions remain (Source: WebMD Health)
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Preventing Alzheimer's disease — with an antidepressant
Citalopram, an antidepressant better known by its commercial name Celexa, has a remarkable side effect, a new study has found: In both mice bred to develop Alzheimer's disease and in healthy human volunteers, the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, or SSRI, drives down the production of a... (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
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Could Certain Antidepressants Slow Alzheimer'S?
Early study suggests Celexa, and other drugs in its class, might help, but many questions remain
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Related MedlinePlus Pages: Alzheimer's Disease, Antidepressants (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
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Anti-depressant prevents amyloid build up in the brains of mice and men
A study published in Science Translational Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania, has discovered that the anti-depressant drug Citalopram reduces the production of amyloid beta. (Source: Alzheimers Society)
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Learn About Lexapro
Lexapro is one of the SSRI antidepressants and was created from Celexa (citalopram). The generic name of Lexapro is escitalopram.
There are several warnings about Lexapro, especially about mixing it with other drugs and over-the-counter supplements, and discontinuing Lexapro treatment too quickly can cause a variety of unpleasant side effects.
This Lexapro Drug Profile will give you in-depth information about this antidepressant.
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Molecular Psychiatry online: March 11, 2014
Preliminary evidence that early reduction in p11 levels in natural killer cells and monocytes predicts the likelihood of antidepressant response to chronic citalopram P. Svenningsson, L. Berg, D. Matthews, D. F. Ionescu, E. M. … More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
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Citalopram for Agitation in Alzheimer Disease Citalopram for Agitation in Alzheimer Disease
Citalopram produced a clinically relevant reduction in agitation in patients with Alzheimer disease with modest adverse effects. Medscape Neurology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
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Study: Should Antidepressant Celexa Be Used for Agitation in Dementia?
Agitation- including restlessness, wandering, combativeness and calling out- is a common challenge in Alzheimer's disease and other kinds of dementia. So, what to do about it?
A study was recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, outlining a trial of the antidepressant medication citalopram (brand names: Celexa and Cipramil) to treat agitation in dementia. Here are the results, which are both positive and negative:
The participants who received citalopram showed a significant decrease in their agitation.
Caregiver distress, which is increased by agitation, also significantly improved.
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