Sentences with phrase «such as the antidepressants»

And marijuana is not less risky than other drugs (such as antidepressants) because it is «natural.»

The studies focused on motor behavior, not mood disorders, but the team found that certain classes of psychotropic drugs, such as the antidepressants known as monoamine oxidase inhibitors, had recognizable, characteristic effects on behavior.

In another ongoing study, psychiatrist Michael Mithoefer of Charleston, South Carolina, is testing MDMA (3,4 - methylenedioxymethamphetamine) on people suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including rape victims and Iraq War veterans who have not gotten any relief from conventional treatments such as antidepressants and therapy.

Less than 10 percent of respondents in 2006 were taking mood - altering drugs (such as antidepressants or tranquilizers), which increased to 13 percent in 2010.

For instance, increasing financial strain was associated with worsening anxiety and depressive symptoms and increased the likelihood of using drugs such as antidepressants.

Regardless of age, the main therapeutic classes of AI medications used in the population were cardiovascular agents such as blood pressure medications, central nervous system agents such as sleeping pills, pain medications, and muscle relaxers, metabolic agents such as medications for diabetes and cholesterol, and psychotherapeutic agents such as antidepressants and antipsychotics.»

The study says while most suicides occur among people with clinical depression, to date there is little evidence to show the benefits of treatments, such as antidepressants, for protecting individuals against the risk of suicide.

There's a consensus among clinicians that existing pharmaceutical treatments such as antidepressant simple do not work.

However, certain critics believe that certain prescription psychoactives, such as antidepressants and stimulants, are overprescribed and threaten patients» judgement and autonomy.

About 1 in 5 patients with depression does not respond to treatments such as antidepressants or cognitive behavioral therapy, the study authors noted.

Your doctor might also prescribe meds, such as antidepressants, to help ease pain and fatigue; antiseizure drugs, like pregabalin, may also be effective.

It can speed the breakdown of certain drugs such as antidepressants and birth control pills, therefore reducing * the retention and effectiveness of these drugs.

The use of medications, such as antidepressants, cortisone and oral contraceptives, may cause obesity by increasing appetite or decreasing metabolism.

Other medications, such as antidepressants, are also known to decrease libido.

This new understanding of the ENS - CNS connection helps explain the effectiveness of IBS and bowel - disorder treatments such as antidepressants and mind - body therapies like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and medical hypnotherapy.

Medications can sometimes interfere with sleep, such as antidepressants, ADHD medication, corticosteroids, thyroid hormone, high blood pressure medication, some contraceptives, pain relievers that contain caffeine, diuretics, and diet pills.

Drug remedies are usually vet - prescribed medications such as antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs, analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs.

Your vet might prescribe medication, such as antidepressants, to alleviate some aggression.

• Human medications, including over-the-counter (OTC), such as acetaminophen and ibuprofen, and prescription medications, such as antidepressants.

Note that riboflavin can interfere with some medications such as antidepressants, anti-seizure drugs and medications for gout.

Not exact matches

But the study also suggested that some antidepressants were more effective than others; several older antidepressants were found to be more effectivee than more modern ones, but the modern treatments (such as Prozac) were better tolerated by patients.

After a brief lag, the drug is now being prescribed at the rate of at least 10,000 scripts a day, outpacing such famous quick starters as the antidepressant Prozac (which went on to become one of the biggest - selling drugs in America) and the baldness remedy Rogaine (which has been something of a disappointment after its initial blaze of popularity).

Many would argue that it's possible for her to feel better without taking drugs: she could try the «talking cure» (regular sessions with a counselor), or an alternative treatment such as herbal or light therapy If she goes to an M.D., though, she'll likely carry my a prescription for an antidepressant such as Prozac or Zoloft — one of these brave new medicines that promise such good results with so few side effects,

In his recent book Finding God In Prozac or Finding Prozac in God: Preserving a Christian View of the Person Amidst a Biopsychological Revolution, Charles Biovin contends that Christians should not hesitate to use the new brands of antidepressants such as Prozac and other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors — commonly referred to as SSRIs — as spiritual lifesavers.

A fine cover story, «How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body» (January 20), proclaimed extraordinary benefits from antidepressant drugs such as Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft.

Drug interactions are important to consider, as St. John's Wort may affect the metabolism of other drugs and interact with other drugs such as oral contraception pills, hormones and even antidepressants.

Most antiepileptic medications, most antihypertensive medications, tetracycline, codeine, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications (such as ibuprofen), prednisone, thyroxin, propylthiourocil (PTU), warfarin, tricyclic antidepressants, sertraline (Zoloft), paroxetine (Paxil), other antidepressants, metronidazole (Flagyl), omperazole (Losec), Nix, Kwellada.

In severe cases in which daily activities (for example, school performance or peer or family relations) are affected, low - dose benzodiazepines (such as clonazepam) or tricyclic antidepressants (such as imipramine) may be used as a temporary treatment.

Do not sleep with your infant if you are a smoker; have been drinking alcohol; or have taken any drugs or medicine that could make you groggy and less responsive to your baby (such as nighttime cough medicines, certain pain medicines, antidepressants, or sleep aids).

Your doctor or midwife can recommend interventions that really help, such as seeing a therapist who works with lots of moms like you or taking an antidepressant that's safe when nursing.

The neuropsychopharmacologist suggests a more novel approach might involve psychedelic drugs such as psilocybin, which have potential antidepressant effects.

The tests revealed amphetamines, thyroid hormones, diuretics, benzodiazepines, and antidepressants such as fluoxetine.

If a woman's health history doesn't support the use of hormone therapy, or she just isn't interested, there are nonhormonal options, such as certain antidepressants, and also nondrug lifestyle approaches.

The finding follows other research that indicates traditional antidepressants are also ineffective in depressed people with chronic conditions such as asthma and congestive heart failure.

PTSD patients are often given antianxiety or antidepressant drugs, such as nefazodone and trazodone, to treat symptoms of depression, anxiety, and sleeplessness.

The team had expected to find changes in many genes involved in serotonin signaling, a process targeted by some popular antidepressants such as Prozac.

Given existing antidepressants don't work for many people, the excitement surrounding the development of a new class of treatments from recreational drugs such as magic mushrooms is understandable.

9 Antidepressants such as Prozac stimulate the growth of new neurons in the brain.

Drugs of another class, the antidepressants, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors such as Prozac, take weeks to kick in, unacceptably long for someone suffering severe anxiety.

Reducing inflammation with a drug such as celecoxib «reverses treatment resistance and enhances overall antidepressant response,» Dr. Halaris wrote in the study.

Our work could also lead to a new generation of rapidly acting antidepressants, such as acetyl carnitine, which would be particularly important to reduce the risk of suicide.»

Less serotonin elicits socially defensive responses such as avoidance or submission, where enhancement — the main goal of antidepressants — induces a positive shift in the perception of socio - affective stimuli, promoting affiliation and dominance.

Behavioral modifications, such as restrictive clothing and drug therapy with antiepileptics and antidepressants, were tried to treat the coprophagia.

A few epidemiological studies have even found a small correlation between SSRI use during pregnancy and ASD, but that can largely be explained by other factors, such as the severity of a mother's depression, says Lars Henning Pedersen, at Aarhus University in Denmark, who has no affiliations with any antidepressant manufacturers.

Although the precise role of neurogenesis in memory is still controversial, more than a decade of research has demonstrated that boosting neurogenesis with exercise and antidepressants such as Prozac can increase rodents» ability to learn new information about places and events.

Research in animals has hinted that antidepressants such as Prozac and Lexapro, from a class of drugs called serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), may alter certain aspects of fetal neurodevelopment.

Overall, the studies suggested that the herb was more effective than a placebo and just as effective as antidepressants such as Prozac yet came with fewer side effects.

Antidepressants work to increase the brain's concentrations of various neurotransmitters, such as norepinephrine, dopamine, noradrenaline, adrenaline and serotonin.

The panel also noted that there is an increased risk of suicide associated with the use of some second - generation antidepressants (such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors).

The findings, published online August 17 in Tobacco Control, suggest that the primary effect of varenicline (marketed as Chantix) has been to displace the use of older tobacco addiction therapies, such as nicotine patches and the antidepressant, bupropion (Zyban).