In a recent piece for political newsletter Counterpunch, writer Missy Beattie discusses her reluctance to take prescription antidepressants.
Beattie lists some of the side effects associated with the class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, which include Prozac and Zoloft.
Among the reported side effects she lists are dry mouth, nausea, constipation, diarrhea, insomnia, drowsiness, headaches, tremors, heartburn, blurred vision, and anxiety and depression that could lead to ...
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A stroke always occurs because of an interruption of blood flow to the brain. But a number of different underlying factors add to the risk of stroke, including recent surgery, long periods of immobility, a family history of blood clots, pregnancy and use of birth control pills.
Bloomberg reports that Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay as much as $2.2 billion to settle federal government investigations into claims that the company illegally marketed antipsychotic drug Risperdal and other medications.
