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Author talks about overuse of antidepressants

In an interview with Metro New York, author Katherine Sharpe discusses some of the reasons behind what she sees as a widespread trend among American medical professionals to overprescribe antidepressants.

Sharpe is the author of Coming of Age on Zoloft, which deals with the experiences of young people trying to figure out who they are after spending their formative years on antidepressants.

When antidepressants first came onto the market, medical professionals tended ...

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Depression takes many different forms

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, clinical depression manifests itself in different ways. The types of symptoms – and their severity, frequency and duration – vary depending on the individual and his or her particular illness.

The treatments vary as well. NIMH says medication and psychotherapy are among the treatments that can be effective.

But some antidepressants come with inherent risks. A number of studies show that antidepressants classified as ...

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Doctor says heart defects require lifelong monitoring

According to an article by Keith Oken, M.D., cardiovascular diseases expert at the Mayo Clinic, congenital heart defects require ongoing monitoring. And that applies whether the defects are mild and require little medical treatment, or major and potentially life-threatening.

Oken gives this advice in response to a query from the parent of a six-year-old girl who had two heart defects — a ventricular septal defect and an atrial septal defect – ...

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Study links antidepressants to premature birth

According to a story on Medical Xpress, a study shows that the use of antidepressants may put women at higher risk of giving birth prematurely. But depression itself doesn’t appear to be a risk factor.

The results, reported May 25 online in the journal Epidemiology, found that taking antidepressants during pregnancy significantly increased risk of what is called a late preterm birth. According to Medical Xpress, late preterm birth is defined ...

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Writer concerned over antidepressant side effects

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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Physician concerned over findings on antidepressants

In a guest blog entry for Boston NPR station WBUR, Dr. Adam C. Urato, MD, maternal-fetal medicine physician at Tufts Medical Center, writes of his alarm at the growing body of literature indicating that it’s risky for pregnant women to take antidepressants.

Urato makes reference to two recent articles showing that antidepressant use by pregnant women is associated with preterm birth, one of which also showed increased rates of neonatal seizures ...

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