trazodone (Desyrel - discontinued brand)
Title: trazodone (Desyrel - discontinued brand)Category: MedicationsCreated: 3/26/1998 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 9/24/2018 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Depression General)
Source: MedicineNet Depression General - September 24, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Unintentional trazodone overdoses in children ≤6 years of age: data from poison center over a period of 16 years - El Zahran T, Morgan BW, Hon S, Herrington L, Geller RJ.
CONTEXT: Trazodone is an atypical antidepressant with no established safety in children. Previous case reports showed no complications at doses 50-500 mg in children. Our study objective is to characterize the clinical effects, dose-related toxicity, and... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 2, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
These Antidepressants Are Most Effective, Study Says
Millions of people take antidepressants for depression. But there’s long been debate over just how effective the medications actually are. On Wednesday, a large new study provides evidence that antidepressants are more effective than placebo at treating acute depression in adults.
The study, published in the journal The Lancet, looked at the published data from 522 randomized controlled trials testing 21 different types of antidepressants. The study authors also reached out to pharmaceutical companies and study authors for additional unpublished study data. All told, the data collection included 116,477 men and women...
Source: TIME: Health - February 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alexandra Sifferlin Tags: Uncategorized healthytime Mental Health/Psychology Source Type: news
Trazodone Improves Some Measures of Sleep Quality Trazodone Improves Some Measures of Sleep Quality
Trazodone can improve some aspects of sleep quality in people with insomnia, according to data from a new meta-analysis.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 16, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Two older drugs could be 'repurposed' to fight dementia
Conclusion
This early stage experimental research has demonstrated a beneficial neurological effect of trazodone and dibenzoylmethane on mice with diseases mimicking neurodegenerative diseases.
It is important to acknowledge that this is animal research and therefore the drugs might not have the same effect when they are trialled on humans.
That being said, trazodone is already an approved drug for depression and sleep problems and has therefore already passed safety tests. If the mechanisms of neurodegeneration in humans and mice are similar, it is possible trazodone could be used in the future in treating Alzheimer's and...
Source: NHS News Feed - April 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Older people Neurology Medication Source Type: news
Depression drug that could slow Alzheimer's
During British trials, Trazodone was shown to reduce brain shrinkage in early tests – and as it has already been proven safe for humans, it could be on the market in two years. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Desyrel (Trazodone Hydrochloride) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - December 24, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Oleptro (Trazodone Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - December 24, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
The 6 Medications You Should Never Take When Driving
It’s a given that safe driving needs concentration, alertness and an ability to react in a coordinated and timely fashion. But what may not occur to you is that the medications you’re taking can seriously impact all of these things. And it’s not just prescription medications, but over-the-counter products as well.
“While laws differ from state to state, you can be charged with a DUI if caught driving hazardously while taking prescription or OTC meds, even if your doctor wrote you that prescription,” adds C. Michael White, Pharm.D., FCP, FCCP, Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacy Pr...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 4, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fentanyl can cause serotonin syndrome
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Serotonin Syndrome Induced by Fentanyl in a Child: Case Report. Robles LA. Clin Neuropharmacol 2015 Sept-Oct;38:206-8.
Abstract
When many clinicians think of serotonin syndrome (SS), they consider the usual suspects:
Selective Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
Citalopram
Fluoxetine
Sertraline
Escitalopram
Paroxetine
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors
Venlafaxine
Duloxetine
Antidepressants
Trazodone
Buspirone
Clomipramine
Aside from these common culprits, there are other commonly used drugs whose clear association with serotonin syndrome is less-often realized:
Fentanyl
Methadon...
Source: The Poison Review - July 8, 2016 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Gussow Tags: Medical fentanyl opioid serotonin syndrome Source Type: news
Medication and Sleep
This article was adapted from a previous article written by Dr. Moore for his column “Kevlar for the Mind.” (Source: Psych Central)
Source: Psych Central - March 30, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Bret Moore, PsyD Tags: Anti-anxiety Antidepressants Atypical Antipsychotics Benzodiazepines Depression Disorders General Medications Sleep Insomnia sleep disorder Sleeping Pills Source Type: news
trazodone, Desyrel (discontinued brand)
Title: trazodone, Desyrel (discontinued brand)Category: MedicationsCreated: 3/26/1998 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/27/2015 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Depression General)
Source: MedicineNet Depression General - March 27, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
NEJM discussion of ethylene glycol poisoning misses crucial points
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Case 4-2015: A 49-Year-Old Man with Obtundation Followed by Agitation and Acidosis. Cooper CM, Baron JM. N Engl J Med 2015 Jan 29;372:465-473.
Reference
This episode of the Journal‘s “Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital” series is the latest of their amazing inept discussions of medical toxicology cases. Yet again, the discussants do not include a medical toxicologist or emergency physician. Given the level of toxicological awareness evidenced by this case presentation, it’s fortunate that the patient did well.
A unresponsive 49-year-old man was found outside with a ...
Source: The Poison Review - February 3, 2015 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical case records of the massachusetts general hospital ethylene glycol poisoning fomepizole management medical toxicology new england journal of medicine Source Type: news
Veteran left with painful erection for WEEKS after rare reaction to Trazodone sleeping tablets
Edward Stalling, from Atlanta, U.S. says he has been left impotent and with difficulty urinating after a rare side effect to the common sleeping tablet Trazodone (file pic). (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 8, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
trazodone, Desyrel
Title: trazodone, DesyrelCategory: MedicationsCreated: 3/26/1998 2:30:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 7/1/2014 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Depression General)
Source: MedicineNet Depression General - July 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
