Anorexia on Prozac
I review the arguments and evidence for and against the prescription of antidepressants in the treatment of anorexia, and describe my own experience of taking Prozac before starting weight gain and therapy.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - October 11, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr Emily T. Troscianko Tags: Depression Eating Disorders Happiness Neuroscience anorexia nervosa antidepressants fluoxetine prozac recovery self-help serotonin SSRIs Source Type: news
Changing brains: why neuroscience is ending the Prozac era
The big money has moved from developing psychiatric drugs to manipulating our brain networksThe psychiatric drug age may have reached its peak. Although mind-altering medications are being prescribed in record numbers, signs of a radically new approach to understanding and treating mental illness are emerging from the deep waters of neuroscience. No longer focused on developing pills, a huge research effort is now devoted to altering the function of specific neural circuits by physical intervention in the brain.The starkest indication that drugs are increasingly being thought of as yesterday's cutting-edge comes from the l...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 21, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Vaughan Bell Tags: Mental health Medical research Drugs Neuroscience Features The Observer Source Type: news
Cognitive Therapy, Fluoxetine Against Depression RecurrenceCognitive Therapy, Fluoxetine Against Depression Recurrence
In higher-risk patients with depression who respond to cognitive therapy, continuation-phase cognitive therapy and fluoxetine were equally effective at preventing a relapse in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 9, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Study examines long-term effects of continuation phase cognitive therapy on relapse rate of higher-risk depressive patients
For patients with recurrent major depressive disorder that have undergone acute phase cognitive therapy (CT), continuation phase CT (C-CT) does not appear to have greater preventive effects on relapse compared with patients taking fluoxetine (an antidepressant drug) after treatment is stopped, according to a study by Robin B. Jarrett, Ph.D., of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, and colleagues... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 4, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Depression Source Type: news
Treating post-stroke depression with Xingnao Jieyu capsules or fluoxetine
The occurrence of post-stroke depression results from the effects of biological, psychological, and social factors, likely involving neurotransmitters, neuroendocrine effects, nerve anatomy, neurotrophic factors, neural regeneration, inflammatory reactions, and social psyche factors. Synaptotagmin promotes neurotransmitter release, regulates the transfer of synaptic vesicle to synaptic active zones, and is a key factor in information transfer among neurons. The Xingnao Jieyu capsule has been shown to effectively relieve neurologic impairments and lessen depression... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Xingnao Jieyu capsules are similar to fluoxetine for post-stroke depression
(Neural Regeneration Research) Xingnao Jieyu capsules are similar to fluoxetine for post- stroke depression. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
What is Prozac (fluoxetine)? What are the side effects of Prozac?
Prozac (fluoxetine) is an antidepressant belonging to the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class of drugs. Prozac is mainly used for the treatment of major depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and panic disorder. The medication was first introduced to the American market by Eli Lilly in 1988, and within a few years of its approval Prozac became one of the most widely prescribed antidepressants in the country. It works by blocking the absorption of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Depression Source Type: news
Prozac / Fluoxetine Side Effects
Prozac - generic fluoxetine - is an SSRI antidepressant medication used in the treatment of depression, bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses. Prozac side effects are wide-ranging from minor to serious. Patients taking Prozac should be aware of the potential side effects. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - June 25, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
The Next Step – Do I take HRT?
Hi there. I am at a little bit of a loss. I am now 43 years old, when I was 30 I was diagnosed with cervical cancer (only 5mm) however the consultant gave me 2 choices, to have another baby with the obvious risks, or go for a full radical hysterectomy. I already have 2 children, I didn’t want to risk having another and opted for surgery the next week.
Surgery went without any complications, 3 days into my hospital stay my consultant said I was all clear, all very text book, however I still thought I could die and was preparing my family (not my children of course) that I may not see Christmas, it took a nurse, a few ...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - June 24, 2013 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health cancer hormone replacement therapy hysterectomy stories Source Type: news
The Next Step – Do I take HRT?
Hi there. I am at a little bit of a loss. I am now 43 years old, when I was 30 I was diagnosed with cervical cancer (only 5mm) however the consultant gave me 2 choices, to have another baby with the obvious risks, or go for a full radical hysterectomy. I already have 2 children, I didn’t want to risk having another and opted for surgery the next week.
Surgery went without any complications, 3 days into my hospital stay my consultant said I was all clear, all very text book, however I still thought I could die and was preparing my family (not my children of course) that I may not see Christmas, it took a nurse, a few ...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - June 24, 2013 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health cancer hormone replacement therapy hysterectomy stories Source Type: news
The Next Step – Do I take HRT?
Hi there. I am at a little bit of a loss. I am now 43 years old, when I was 30 I was diagnosed with cervical cancer (only 5mm) however the consultant gave me 2 choices, to have another baby with the obvious risks, or go for a full radical hysterectomy. I already have 2 children, I didn’t want to risk having another and opted for surgery the next week.
Surgery went without any complications, 3 days into my hospital stay my consultant said I was all clear, all very text book, however I still thought I could die and was preparing my family (not my children of course) that I may not see Christmas, it took a nurse, a few ...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - June 24, 2013 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Your Stories cancer hrt hysterectomy Source Type: news
Symbyax Medication Profile
Symbyax is a combination of olanzapine, the active ingredient in Zyprexa, and fluoxetine, the active ingredient in Prozac. It is the first medication approved by the FDA the treatment of the depressive phase of bipolar disorder. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - June 13, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Some Ideas for Handling Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder is being better understood each day. There is also ongoing research into its treatment.
But successfully treating bipolar disorder can involve several medication trials, and it can take years to achieve remission. Even if remission is attained, recurrence is the rule — not the exception. It’s not uncommon for all first-line treatments to be exhausted.
People in this situation may be considered by mental health professionals to be treatment-resistant. Luckily, there are treatments that can be tried when first-line, and even second-line, treatments for bipolar disorder fail.
What is Treatment ...
Source: Psych Central - June 8, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Natasha Tracy Tags: Anticonvulsants Antidepressants Atypical Antipsychotics Bipolar Cognitive-Behavioral Disorders General Medications Mood Stabilizers Psychotherapy Treatment Abilify Aripiprazole Bipolar Disorder Clinicians Consensus Depakote Source Type: news
Some Ideas for Handling Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder is being better understood each day. There is also ongoing research into its treatment.
But successfully treating bipolar disorder can involve several medication trials, and it can take years to achieve remission. Even if remission is attained, recurrence is the rule — not the exception. It’s not uncommon for all first-line treatments to be exhausted.
People in this situation may be considered by mental health professionals to be treatment-resistant. Luckily, there are treatments that can be tried when first-line, and even second-line, treatments for bipolar disorder fail.
What is Treatment ...
Source: Psych Central - June 8, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Natasha Tracy Tags: Anticonvulsants Antidepressants Atypical Antipsychotics Bipolar Cognitive-Behavioral Disorders General Medications Mood Stabilizers Psychotherapy Treatment Abilify Aripiprazole Bipolar Disorder Clinicians Consensus Depakote Source Type: news
