Because antidepressants and stimulants increase serotonin levels, in rare cases, taking both types of medications together may result inserotonin syndrome. Symptoms of serotonin syndrome include agitation, restlessness, hyperthermia, nausea, vomiting, tremors, muscle rigidity and more.13 Most cases of se...
Sometimes, depression is resistant to treatment with antidepressant medications and may require the use of other medications to effectively manage the symptoms. This might include the use of mood stabilizers, antipsychotics such asrisperidoneandolanzapine, or stimulants such as methylphenidate[3][4]. It...
Influence of antidepressant therapies on weight and appetite in the elderly. OBJECTIVE: Determine the nutritional impact of antidepressant drugs in elderly. METHODS: The study included 139 independently mobile out-patients managed b... P Thomas,C Hazifthomas,JP Clement - 《Journal of Nutrition Health...
Stimulant medication addition to antidepressant in an adolescent with difficult to treat depressionB. is a 15-year-old Asian-American girl referred by her outpatient psychiatrist for refusing to attend school, increasing social isolation, poor appetite, low energy, medication non-adherence, and ...
In some cases, other drugs may be used to complement the prescribed dose of antidepressants. These drugs can include sedatives, tranquilizers, psychostimulants and anti-psychotics, although usually in low doses. Why treatment with an antidepressant is important: ...
Lethargy and anorexia are the most common side effects. Adverse events reported for SSRIs include reduced appetite, weight loss, lethargy, gastrointestinal disturbances, restlessness, sleep disturbances, and alterations in cardiac conduction. These side effects may be more tolerable or may be ameliorated...
Other side effects may include drowsiness, anxiety, restlessness, cognitive and memory difficulties, confusion, dizziness, akathisia, hypersensitivity reactions, increased appetite with weight gain, sweating, decrease in sexual ability and desire, muscle twitches, weakness, nausea and vomiting, hypotension...
These mice also display profound changes in 5-HT receptor coupling and a loss of psychostimulant (MDMA, "ecstasy") sensitivity [1–5], underscoring the importance of SERT for 5-HT signaling and drug response. Increasing evidence indicates that SERT-mediated 5-HT clearance is controlled by ...
No significant affective bias, positive or negative, was observed when the assay was run using acute administrations of a either stimulant or non-stimulant drugs of abuse (Figure 4b). Each drug was tested at a dose previously shown to induce conditioned place preference in animals (Bardo et al...
Treatment with Adjunctive Aripiprazole Results in Significant Improvement Compared with Continued Antidepressant Monotherapy in Patients with Mild, Moderate, and Severe Major Depressive Disorder J Craig. Nelson*, Thomas D. Stewart, Ainslie Hatch, Kimberly Largay, Elizabeth E. Bellochio, Sabrina V. ...