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POPSCaution: Understanding Depression Drugs Tricyclic Antidepressants work on two different neurotransmitters…serotonin and well as norepineprin. These drugs have been in use for a long time, and include brands such as Elavil and Norpramin.
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POPSThe Pain That Doesn't Go Away "The nucleus accumbens is associated with other kinds of longing — for alcohol and drugs — and is more dense in the neurotransmitter dopamine than in serotonin. That raises two interesting questions: Could memories of a loved one have addictive qualities in some people? And might there be a more effective treatment for this kind of suffering than the usual antidepressants, whose target is serotonin?"
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POPSHerbs, vitamins that can hurt you continued: ______ Artemisinin-- man who developed hepatitis after taking the herb artemisinin for stomach problems. There was no other reason for his hepatitis, and the disease went away when he stopped taking the herb, and the authors suggested that doctors be aware of a possible relationship between the artemisinin and hepatitis. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Rowe listed about a dozen herbs that should be avoided within two weeks of surgery, including common ones such as garlic, ginseng and echinacea. Some increase bleeding and some affect the heart, and others interfere with anesthesia or other drugs.
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POPSRecession Is Bad for Health AAFP President Ted Epperly, MD, tells WebMD that angst has become pervasive “and so many people are trying to save,” which can be dangerous. “We’ve seen bad outcomes. I have personal knowledge of a 45-year-old male with underlying heart disease that he knew about was also diabetic. Because he lost his health insurance when he lost his job, he stopped taking his diabetes medicine, it got out of control, he had a and he died. “We know of another gentleman with bipolar disease who stopped taking his antipsychotic to save money. He became manic, lost his job, his house, and then his family.”
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POPSHerbal Supplements For Depression Please read the full article on side effects and interaction with other drugs. Herbs should be treated like drugs and mentioned at DR. appointments-etc. and before starting any new medications.
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POPSEmpty Promises Many effects of antidepressants seem to be due to the placebo effect. And the published trials are only the tip of the iceberg of material that normally doesn't see the light of day. There are also clinical trials that have not been published. These are studies that have failed to show a significant benefit from taking the drug. When all of the data sets are combined " published and unpublished " the inescapable conclusion is that antidepressants may be little more than active placebos, drugs with very little specific therapeutic benefit, but with serious side effects. Not only this, but antidepressants are liberaly prescribed to treat very mild symthoms that rarely stand to the criteria of clinical depression. This does not make the drugs' effectiveness clearer.
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POPSBuy Paxil Paxil is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, or social anxiety disorder. Buy online at discount rates.
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POPSMore Army Suicides Than Combat Deaths in Jan. Kind of a follow up to my Friday post . The problem is that the Army can't afford to diagnose Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, since PTSD patients can't return to combat. So they diagnose other, less serious disorders and treat them with pills. Not only do the pills come with suicide warnings, but they're "treating" a problem these troops don't have. So there's a double-whammy; troops with PTSD aren't being treated for PTSD, but other disorders, and the antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications are psychotropic drugs that come with risk of suicidal thoughts. We are, quite literally, killing our troops by pretending to treat disorders they don't actually have -- while not treating the disorder they do.
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POPSJOURNALISM AND HEALTH NEWS- When reporters report on health care, not much care is being taken in the correctness of its contents. Much misleading the public
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