Will OCD Medication Work for Me?
Although treatment of OCD symptoms with OCD medication such as Prozac (Fluoxetine), Zoloft (Sertraline) and Paxil (Paroxetine) or the tricyclic antidepressant Anafranil (Clomipramine) can be effective, not everyone responds to OCD medication. Let’s explore the factors that predict whether you’ll respond to OCD medication. (Source: About.com Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
Source: About.com Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - June 5, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Tags: health Source Type: news
Antidepressants Linked to Doubling of C difficile RiskAntidepressants Linked to Doubling of C difficile Risk
Mirtazapine and fluoxetine appear to double the risk for Clostridium difficile infection, but other antidepressants show no link to an increased risk. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - May 7, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Antidepressants Linked to a Doubling of C difficile RiskAntidepressants Linked to a Doubling of C difficile Risk
Mirtazapine and fluoxetine appear to double the risk for Clostridium difficile infection, but other antidepressants show no link to an increased risk. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 7, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Dead student's family call for clampdown on slimming drug
Sarah Houston, 23, died after taking banned dinitrophenol (DNP), which she ordered online, alongside antidepressantsA coroner and the family of a medical student suffering from bulimia who died after taking a banned weight-loss drug bought online have called for a change in the law to further tighten the distribution of the substance, which has been blamed for other deaths.Dr Graham Mould, a forensic toxicologist, told an inquest into the death of Sarah Houston, 23, that a combination of dinitrophenol (DNP), which is banned from human consumption but is used as a chemical pesticide, and antidepressants may have been fatal....
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 23, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Ben Quinn Tags: The Guardian Drugs trade Health Society UK news Internet Editorial Science World news Source Type: news
fluoxetine, Prozac, Sarafem, Prozac Weekly
Title: fluoxetine, Prozac, Sarafem, Prozac WeeklyCategory: MedicationsCreated: 12/31/1997 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/1/2013 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Depression General)
Source: MedicineNet Depression General - April 1, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Meta-Analysis: Adjunctive atypical antipsychotic treatment for major depressive disorder
Source: PLoS Medicine
Area: News
Atypical antipsychotic medications are widely prescribed for the adjunctive treatment of depression, yet little is known about their total risk-benefit profile. This meta-analysis reviewed the efficacy and safety profiles of aripiprazole, olanzapine/fluoxetine combination (OFC), quetiapine, and risperidone used for the adjunctive treatment of depression.
The study which included 14 randomised controlled trials found that:
. All four drugs had significant effects on remission, as follows: aripiprazole (odds ratio [OR], 2.01; 95% CI, 1.48-2.73), OFC (OR, 1.42; 95% ...
Source: NeLM - Mental Health - March 13, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Potential Neuroprotective Response Induced By Antidepressant Drug
The production of new neurons in the adult normal cortex in response to the antidepressant, fluoxetine, is reported in a study published online in Neuropsychopharmacology. The research team, which is based at the Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Aichi, has previously demonstrated that neural progenitor cells exist at the surface of the adult cortex, and, moreover, that ischemia enhances the generation of new inhibitory neurons from these neural progenitor cells. These cells were accordingly named "Layer 1 Inhibitory Neuron Progenitor cells" (L1-INP)... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Induction of adult cortical neurogenesis by an antidepressant
The production of new neurons in the adult normal cortex in response to the antidepressant, fluoxetine, is reported in a new study. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 4, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news
Induction of adult cortical neurogenesis by an antidepressant
(National Institute for Physiological Sciences) The production of new neurons in the adult normal cortex in response to the antidepressant, fluoxetine, is reported in a study published online this week in Neuropsychopharmacology. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - January 4, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
