Sentences with phrase «of escitalopram»

Title: Effect of a single dose of escitalopram on serotonin concentration in the non-human and human primate brain Author: M. Nord et al..

«Our study shows that genotyping of CYP2C19 could be of considerable clinical value in individualising doses of escitalopram so that a better all - round antidepressive effect could be achieved for the patients,» says Professor Magnus Ingelman - Sundberg at Karolinska Institutet's Department of Physiology and Pharmacology who led the study together with Professor Espen Molden.

In the randomised study, all patients with social anxiety disorder were treated with the same dosage of escitalopram for nine weeks, but only one group was correctly informed about the drug and its effectiveness.

Not exact matches

In a study published in EBioMedicine, a group of researchers at Uppsala University's Department of Psychology, Sweden, now demonstrate considerably better effects of the SSRI escitalopram when given with correct as compared to incorrect verbal information.

Pharmaceutical treatment of depression commonly makes use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) of which escitalopram is the most frequently administered clinically.

However, escitalopram therapy is currently limited by the fact that some patients do not respond well to the drug, while others develop adverse reactions requiring discontinuation of treatment.

Overall, one third of the 2,087 study participants achieved escitalopram blood levels that were either too high or too low.

Title: An inflammatory biomarker as a differential predictor of outcome of depression treatment with escitalopram and nortriptyline Author: R. Uher et al..

Rasenick and colleagues further analyzed escitalopram to investigate the properties of antidepressants that preferentially accumulate in lipid rafts.

Although both groups exhibited improvement in the severity of depression, larger reductions were seen in individuals taking escitalopram as well as practicing tai chi, a kind of exercise that's gentle enough for older people.

In one study, people prescribed escitalopram (Lexapro / Cipralex) were given a supplement of 1000 mg curcumin or placebo.

In the analysis of 12 different drugs, two came out on top as the most effective and best tolerated as first - line treatments: sertraline (Zoloft) and escitalopram (Lexapro).

«The women on escitalopram were much more likely to [think] their treatment was helpful,» says the lead researcher, Ellen W. Freeman, PhD, a professor of ob - gyn at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, in Philadelphia.

The antidepressant Lexapro (escitalopram) may reduce the frequency and severity of hot flashes, the bouts of sweating and overheating that are an uncomfortable fact of life for many menopausal women, a new government - funded study suggests.

Compared with placebo, treatment of depressed systolic heart failure patients with escitalopram will result in a significant improvement in symptoms of depression at six months, when measured using the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale.

Compared with placebo, treatment of depressed systolic heart failure patients with escitalopram will result in a significant improvement in symptoms of depression at six months, when measured using the Cardiac Depression Scale.

Continued escitalopram reduces risk of relapse in people with generalised social anxiety disorder

The improvement in depression of heart failure patients treated with escitalopram will parallel improved autonomic function, as principally measured by HRV sympatho - vagal balance in the frequency domain.