Posts Tagged 'Zoloft'

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, depressive disorder can take several different forms.

The Institute makes a distinction between a short-lived feeling of sadness that lasts several days, and a long-term condition that interferes with daily life.

The condition is treatable. The Institute cites medication and psychotherapy as effective treatments.

But recent research suggests that some treatments may come with harmful side effects. A number of studies indicate antidepressants classified as ...

According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, diagnosing and treating clinical depression in women is a vital part of reproductive health.

Depression is treatable. But several studies have linked the class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, with potentially dangerous heart and lung defects in babies born to women who take the drugs while pregnant. SSRI antidepressants include Prozac and Zoloft.

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In a recent piece in Forbes, former president of Pfizer research and development John LaMattina discusses the limitations of the popular antidepressants classified as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs.

LaMattina mentions an antidepressant that pharmaceutical company Lundbeck is developing, called Lu AA21004. He writes that researchers are hoping the new medication won’t have some of the drawbacks of SSRIs, which include Prozac and Zoloft.

Those drawbacks, according to LaMattina, include a ...

An article in The Vancouver Sun examines the controversy surrounding the use of antidepressants by pregnant women.

The report quotes the director of a Canadian program that provides information and research about medical hazards for pregnant women as saying that quitting medication can be risky for clinically depressed patients who are pregnant. That can lead to hospitalization, suicide attempts, postpartum depression and the inability to care for oneself.

But the report also ...