Pfizer beats hundreds of lawsuits alleging Zoloft birth defects
(Reuters) - A federal judge in Philadelphia dismissed more than 300 lawsuits against Pfizer Inc alleging that its antidepressant Zoloft caused birth defects in children born to women who took the drug while pregnant. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
sertraline, Zoloft
Title: sertraline, ZoloftCategory: MedicationsCreated: 12/31/1997 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/31/2016 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Depression General)
Source: MedicineNet Depression General - March 31, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Sertraline improves Cryptococcus clearance in HIV meningitis
An open-label pilot study has found adjunct treatment with the SSRI antidepressant sertraline is associated with accelerated clearance of Cryptococcus from the cerebrospinal fluid in... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - March 25, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Sertraline improves Cryptococcus clearance in HIV meningitis
An open-label pilot study has found adjunct treatment with the SSRI antidepressant sertraline is associated with accelerated clearance of Cryptococcus from the cerebrospinal fluid in... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - March 25, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Treatment for Seasonal Affective Disorder
Seasonal affective disorder(SAD) — also known as the winter blues or winter depression — is a seasonal but serious disorder that impacts many people with the changing of the seasons (from fall into winter, or from spring into summer). Luckily there are a number of effective treatment options for anyone who is suffering from seasonal affective disorder.
Light Boxes
Research has found that the majority of those suffering from the winter blues experienced relief solely from the regular use of light boxes. Light boxes emit high intensities of light of 2,500 to 10,000 lux (as compared to a normal light fixture that ...
Source: Psych Central - March 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Tags: Antidepressants Depression Disorders Medications Psychotherapy Seasonal Affective Disorder Treatment help for the winter blues help for winter depression seasonal affective disorder treatment treatment for sad treatment for seasonal Source Type: news
Comorbid tics have no effect on response to cognitive-behavioural therapy in youth with obsessive-compulsive disorder
Tic-related obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a DSM-5 diagnostic subtype that is estimated to occur in 10–40% of cases with childhood onset.1 Studies comparing tic-related and non-tic-related OCD have found consistent differences in sex, onset age, comorbidity and course, but inconsistent differences in OCD symptoms and prevalence of OCD and tics in first-degree relatives.1 ,2 Medication trials have indicated that tic-related OCD is less responsive to sertraline, fluvoxamine and paroxetine; however, tic history appears to have no effect on the res...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - March 4, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Can Paxil Help Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
Paxil (paroxetine) is an antidepressant medication in the same class as Prozac and Zoloft. It is also used to treat generalized anxiety disorder. (Source: About.com Mental Health)
Source: About.com Mental Health - February 17, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: health Source Type: news
Antidepressants linked to suicide and aggression in teens
ConclusionPerhaps the most troubling aspect of this paper is not the increased risk of suicidal thoughts in young people, as that has been known for many years. What is worrying is the researchers’ conclusion that they are unable to tell the true extent of harms from antidepressants, because of poor data collection and availability.RCTs are designed to test the effects of treatments with as little bias as possible. However, if the right data on adverse effects is not collected in the trials, or is not made public, we cannot balance the benefits and risks of treatment in a fair and transparent way. According to the data w...
Source: NHS News Feed - January 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Mental health Medication Source Type: news
Brent Saunders Softens His View On Research With Jim Cramer On 'Mad Money'
Drug discovery is a key component of R&D and Pfizer has a long history of discovering major new medicines, including drugs like Zoloft, Zithromax, Lipitor and, yes, Viagra. However, Saunders has made his reputation on repudiating the need for such investments. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - December 1, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: John LaMattina Source Type: news
A case of frontotemporal dementia presenting with treatment-refractory psychosis and extreme violence: response to combination of clozapine, medroxyprogesterone, and sertraline - Jha MK, Lambert ES, Beadles BA, Spradling B, Martinez R, Renfro N, Byerly M.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 23, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Sarah Silverman Perfectly Sums Up What Panic Attacks Feel Like
Sarah Silverman has some choice advice for people who nonchalantly say they're "having a panic attack" when something goes wrong: Don't. The actress and comedian opened up about her personal experience with depression in the latest issue of Glamour, noting that many people who coolly use mental-illness terms may not understand what's really going on when these issues actually happen. "People use 'panic attack' very casually out here in Los Angeles, but I don’t think most of them really know what it is," she said. "Every breath is labored. You are dying. You are going to die. It's terrifying. And ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 13, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Antidepressant May Help With Premenstrual SyndromeAntidepressant May Help With Premenstrual Syndrome
Administering the antidepressant sertraline at symptom onset may help relieve premenstrual dysphoric disorder in some women. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - September 25, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Vitamin D3 is Better Than Drugs For Depression
I’ve been banging the table about the healing power of vitamin D3 for years.
This fat-soluble vitamin is one of the core “primal” nutrients that kept our ancestors strong, potent, and disease free.
In previous letters, I’ve shown you dozens of studies that back up this vitamin’s power to fight cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
But vitamin D3 has a mental and emotional impact as well.
It’s an effect I’ve seen in my patients, and it helps me get them off antidepressants like ...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - September 17, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Andrew Britton Tags: Anti-Aging vitamin vitamin D3 Source Type: news
Antidepressant paroxetine study 'under-reported data on harms'
ConclusionThis study stands as a warning about how supposedly neutral scientific research papers may mislead readers by presenting findings in a certain way.The differences between the independent analysis published in the BMJ and the 2001 research paper are stark. They cannot both be right. The "authors" of the 2001 paper appear to have picked outcome measures to suit their results, in the way they present evidence of effectiveness. It has subsequently come to light that the first draft paper was not actually written by the 22 academics named on the paper, but by a "ghostwriter" paid by GSK.The study ...
Source: NHS News Feed - September 17, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical practice Medication Mental health Pregnancy/child Source Type: news
Antidepressant changes brain differently in depressed, healthy people
Stephen FellerWINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The antidepressant sertraline, marketed as Zoloft, was found in a study with nonhuman primates to have different effects on depressed and healthy brains. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - September 4, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
