Sentences with phrase «on antidepressant medication»

University of Adelaide researchers have found that women on antidepressant medication are more successful at breastfeeding their babies if they keep taking the medication, compared with women who quit antidepressants because of concerns about their babies» health.

It is possible that the drug is harmful to developing babies, but it's also possible that women who are on antidepressant medications are more severely depressed from the start and there is a biological or behavioral factor in these moms that accounts for the correlation found in the study.

But some professionals say that this data is not strong enough to indicate that parents should breastfeed on antidepressant medications.

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Johnson was prescribed a muscle relaxant, an antidepressant and anti-anxiety and sleep medication, and a nurse offered him tips on managing anger, records show.

Our Christian marriage counselor refused to ever counsel him again and says that I did all that I could; why do I have to exist on antidepressants and anti anxiety medications?

Almost one in four middle - age women is on some form of antidepressant medication, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.

If a mother is diagnosed with postpartum depression and is put on antidepressants, chances are she will no longer be able to breastfeed, due to the medication she is now on.

Two studies published in 2011, from the same research team, noted that people with supposedly treatment - resistant major depressive disorder, who've been on high doses of antidepressants for a long time, often feel better after weaning off of the medication.

On the balance of it, we believe that continuing to take antidepressant medication and maintaining regular breastfeeding will be the best outcome for both the baby and the mother.»

I knew I desperately needed my medication, but I was terrified about the long - term effects of breastfeeding on antidepressants.

There are antidepressants that are safe for use in breastfeeding mothers as indicated by the leading expert on Medications and Mother's Milk, Dr. Hale: http://www.kellymom.com/health/meds/antidepressants-hale10-02.html

Now: The book «Medications and Mothers» Milk» (Hale Publishing, $ 32.95) by clinical pharmacologist Thomas Hales gives nursing mothers on antidepressants and other medication some critical guidance.

Although antidepressants like SSRIs are transferred through breast milk, there is no data on the long - term effects of exposure to SSRIs in breast milk, including the nervous system, so the benefit of taking the medication needs to outweigh the risk.

«We found that those on a certain class of antidepressant, called tricyclics, didn't need the levodopa therapy until much later compared to those who weren't on that type of antidepressant medication,» Collier said.

«The reality is that people with PTSD are a lot more complex than mice in a lab, and someone with PTSD may be on a variety of antianxiety medications, antidepressants or even sleep aids,» he says.

On June 11, a new prescription weight - loss medication that combines a popular antidepressant with a medication for addiction will be reviewed by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) for potential approval.

Because they didn't alter their antidepressant medications or other factors relating to depression, the study came to the conclusion that correction of their underlying vitamin D shortage could be responsible for the beneficial impact on depression.

Medications that work on the central nervous system, like antidepressants, can also mess with your cycle.

I have stated and will again, that psychiatric medications, and specifically antidepressants are the most habit forming chemicals on the planet.

Before you go down the road of antidepressants and / or anti-anxiety medications, make sure that you work on balancing your hormone related disorders and change your diet and lifestyle.

Gastroenterologists may prescribe certain antidepressants for IBS, for example — not because they think the problem is all in a patient's head, but because these medications calm symptoms in some cases by acting on nerve cells in the gut, Pasricha explains.

This is the story of the horrors I endured during a 25 year dependency on prescribed medication, antidepressants and tranquilisers that I was unwittingly prescribed at the age of 15 after suffering sexual abuse and cruelty, since forever.

The doctors started her on mild doses of antipsychotic and antidepressant medications.

But at the same time it's worth knowing that many creative people pursue successful, productive careers while on medication, and antidepressants don't automatically turn you into TV's Dr Gregory House.

Paxil is a type of antidepressant, known in the medical world as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) because it helps the body to grab on to serotonin (a natural bodily endorphin) which in turn helps to lift the spirit of the pregnant female taking the medication.

Initiated, monitored and closed out clinical investigational sites conducting research on investigational cardiovascular and antidepressant medications.

These advances have had limited impact on community care, with current data indicating high unmet need28 - 30 and poorer quality and outcomes for community treatment compared with efficacy studies.31, 32 We address these gaps by evaluating a quality improvement intervention aimed at improving access to evidence - based treatments for depression (particularly CBT and antidepressant medication) in primary care settings.

Although many researchers have conducted HRV studies with patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), the results of these studies are in conflict.9 - 12) Most found reduced vagal modulation in patients with MDD,13 - 16) whereas others did not find differences in HRV between patients and controls.11, 17,18) Antidepressant medication is assumed to have mixed effects on HRV.

Limitations include reliance on self - reported measures, duration of the WLC condition was significantly shorter than the treatment time therefore a comparison of the full effects of treatment versus no treatment was not possible, and exclusion of patients receiving concomitant treatment and those using antidepressant medications which may reduce generalizability to the whole population of treatment - seeking depressed patients.

Patients were excluded based on the following criteria: high risk for suicide; substance abuse or dependence in the past six months; lifetime history of psychotic, obsessive — compulsive, or bipolar disorder; eating disorder in the past year; borderline, schizotypal, or antisocial personality disorder; serious medical conditions; and failure of two empirically supported psychotherapy treatments or two adequate antidepressant medication trials in the past three years.

The risks of the mother's depression seem to outweigh the low risks of antidepressant medication on the fetus or the breastfed infant.

If it is decided to use antidepressant therapy, the selection of the antidepressant should be based on the mother's prior response and experience of adverse effects with a particular agent, risk of interactions with concurrent medications and published adverse effects associated with a particular agent on breastfeeding mothers and their infants.

If the antidepressant medication is discontinued in the postnatal period, there is a risk of relapse, with negative consequences on the emotional and behavioural development of the infant.