Recent research has opened the debate on whether chemical imbalances cause depression, anxiety, and other conditions ...

Despite longstanding concerns about serotonergic medications and bleeding risk there appears to be no increased short-term mortality or worse acute clinical outcomes associated with antidepressant use ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Taking certain antidepressants at the time of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is not associated with an increased risk of death, brain surgery or longer hospital stays, according to a ...

Antidepressants can be a lifesaving medication for people struggling with a serious mental health disorder. But if you’ve been doing great on antidepressants for what feels like forever, it’s fair to ...

Antidepressants may be trending, but misconceptions about the commonly prescribed medications abound. On social media, influencers tout them as lifestyle medications that can turn around your life.

Ashley Wong, PharmD, is an experienced pharmacist and medical writer who translates medical and drug information into easily digestible language. Effect on memory: Benzodiazepines are known to affect ...

An analysis of more than 150 clinical trials looked at how side effects differ between different kinds of antidepressants. SSRIs, the most commonly prescribed antidepressant type, are less likely than ...

Antidepressants vary greatly in the side effects they cause – from weight gain to weight loss and blood pressure changes. This may need to be taken into account when doctors decide which of the many ...

Antidepressants can be a powerful tool in helping deal with depression symptoms, medical experts say. Depression, also referred to as major depressive disorder or clinical depression, is a condition ...

Compared with no antidepressant use, there was a significantly reduced risk of non-exudative AMD and exudative AMD with use of SSRIs, SNRIs, or tricyclic antidepressants. Depression and AMD share ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an urgent warning about tianeptine—a substance marketed as a dietary supplement but known on the street as "gas station heroin." But what exactly ...