Collier and collaborator Katrina Paumier, an assistant professor of molecular medicine, began looking at previous patient data to see if individuals who were
on antidepressants experienced any delay in their need to go on a standard Parkinson's therapy called levodopa.
Not exact matches
In newly recovered depressed patients
on antidepressants that act
on the serotonergic system, 50 per cent or more of the patients show a temporary reappearance of the depressed mood they
experienced before recovery.
Highlights of Relevant
Experience: Currently researching multiple disciplines related to neuroscience, focused
on possible link of
antidepressants and autism (Animal Behavioral Research).
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.