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Recently I read a statistic about depression that surprised me. I had not been aware that 17% of people in the US are on anti-depressant medication. That means approximately one in 7 adults is relying on some help from medication to get through the day. I have no idea how many of these people are [...]

In spite of the range of medications now available, major depression remains a challenging disease to treat. Only about half of adult patients respond to the first antidepressant they try, with only one-third achieving remission, reports the August 2008 issue of the Harvard Mental Health Letter. Most adults will try two or more medications before [...]

However, any unusual reactions or side effects or those that interfere with functioning should be reported to the doctor immediately. The most common side effects of tricyclic antidepressants, and ways to deal with them, are:

Dry mouth: it is helpful to drink sips of water; chew sugarless gum; clean teeth daily.
Constipation: bran cereals, prunes, fruit, and [...]

Antidepressants are basically a class of medicines for the treatment of depression. They generally changes the composition of neurotransmitters in the brain.
Antidepressants can be classified on the basis of how they affect the chemicals presents in our body, which are the main cause of depression. On the basis of these chemicals, the antidepressants can be [...]

By Maryann Marshall.
For NaturalNews.
The demands on a woman’s body during pregnancy often leave her feeling depleted, physically and emotionally. Depression is common among pregnant women. Concerns have been raised about possible harm from antidepressants which might affect both mother and child. Mothers-to-be and their health care providers often look for other choices than pharmaceuticals.
Researchers at [...]

By J. R. White.
For BrainBlogger.
I think it’s good to think outside the box. Especially when it comes to finding solutions to some pretty major problems. Let’s take depression for example.
Starting in May 2007, the FDA started requiring that a warning be posted on antidepressant drugs. The warning was about the increased risk of suicide for [...]

When Sean Miller was 14, a virus left him paralyzed for about a year. Depression, he says, was much worse.
“I would have taken paralysis any day over depression,” Miller said of his last of several depressive episodes, which left him fearful, anxious and suicidal for most of his late 30s and unable to find relief [...]

By Jennifer Gibson.
For BrainBlogger.
A recent study in JAMA reported that patients treated for type 2 diabetes are at risk for developing depression. The study also reported that patients with depression are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes.
The study confirmed what other studies have reported, and clinicians have seen in practice, that symptoms of depression [...]

Essay By Dr. James Potash, M.D.
For ABC-news.
New Research Clarifies More Than Ever Basis of ‘Comfort Food’.
Is ice cream an antidepressant?
Some patients with depression will eat a pint of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream at night before they go to bed. They feel comforted - at least briefly - by the high-calorie treat. Of course, it [...]

Pathological sadness better known as “depression” might be affecting more people in the USA than before as a much larger number of central nervous system drugs called “antidepressants,” are being prescribed.
Most of us know what it means to feel sad, but it’s the sadness requiring medical attention that causes a significant impairment in a person’s [...]