by King’s College London Credit: JESHOOTS.com from Pexels In a sample of nearly 20,000 people who have taken selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), 75% report they found them helpful, finds new research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London. Published in Psychological Medicine, the study explored different factors that could explain why SSRIs—a...
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says antidepressants are harder to quit than heroin—is he right?
by Colin Davidson, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been sworn in as the US health and human services secretary, despite saying a few things that raised eyebrows during his confirmation hearing. One of those things was the claim that some people have a harder time coming off antidepressants than they...
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Study explains how antidepressants can protect against infections and sepsis
by Salk Institute In the foreground, a pill bottle of fluoxetine (Prozac) is divided into purple and pink sides to represent the different uses for the drug. On the purple left side, a brain and neuron network represent the drug’s neurological effects and original use as an antidepressant. On the pink right side, a heart, immune...
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Confirmed: Antidepressants Effective for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Pauline Anderson February 07, 2025 8253 Add to Email Alerts A new Cochrane review confirmed that antidepressants, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), are superior to placebo in adults with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and have comparable study dropout rates. However, the long-term impact of antidepressants on GAD remains unclear....
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Greater patient education needed around antidepressants that may reduce genital sensitivity, study finds
by Jeff Hodson, Simon Fraser University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The use of antidepressants is associated with sexual side effects including reduced genital sensitivity that persists after stopping the medication, a new Simon Fraser University study finds. The study, published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, indicates that 13% of people who used antidepressants reported a reduction in genital...
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Antidepressant shows promise for treating brain tumors
September 20, 2024 by ETH Zurich Credit: Sohyon Lee and Berend Snijeder / ETH ZurichGlioblastoma is a particularly aggressive brain tumor that at present is incurable. Cancer doctors can extend patients’ life expectancy through operations, radiation, chemotherapy or surgical interventions. Nevertheless, half of patients die within twelve months of diagnosis. Drugs that are effective against...
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Exploring the antidepressant effects of oleacein, a rare compound found in olives
JUNE 25, 2024 by University of Tsukuba Summary of the evidence on potential neurogenesis-promoting and neuroinflammation-mitigating effects of oleacein. Credit: Cell Communication and Signaling (2024). DOI: 10.1186/s12964-024-01691-xResearchers are exploring natural compounds as potential alternatives to conventional antidepressants, which often yield inconsistent results. Compounds that activate the TrkB receptor are of particular interest, as this receptor...
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Data provide new perspective for understanding the antidepressant-like effects of a diabetes drug
by Wiley Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearch in animals has shown that the diabetes drug dulaglutide, which is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist may reduce symptoms of depression. A new study published in Brain and Behavior reveals the mechanisms that are likely involved. By conducting a range of tests in mice treated with and without dulaglutide,...
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Placebo Effect—Not Antidepressants—Responsible for Depression Improvement
In adolescent depression treatment, those who received a placebo but thought they received Prozac improved more than those who received the drug and knew it. By Peter Simons In a study of fluoxetine (Prozac) for adolescents, researchers found that the placebo effect predicted good outcomes, but the actual drug treatment did not. After accounting for...
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Some antidepressants take weeks to kick in, and scientists may now know why
by Cara Murez Most folks know that certain antidepressants have to be taken for a few weeks before people start seeing improvement, and now a new study sheds light on that delay. Scientists have discovered this is because of physical changes in the brain that unfold over those first few weeks of using selective serotonin...