“Still, having average values to work with – and seeing that these averages line up well with prior studies – at least lets us give people a sense of what they might expect,” he says. “One caution is that some people lose weight as a result of depression, which can impact appeti...
Fact: Antidepressants are a way to positively stimulate your mind to resume proper functioning and make you feel yourself again. There are rare cases of people feeling emotionless but that might be due to high dosages or consuming a specific antidepressant. ...
Why does chronic stress lead to HPA axis dysfunction? Factors such aswork pressure, sleep deprivation, processed food, sugar and toxinscan all stimulate the HPA axis in the same way that a threat to our life would have done years ago. ...
being used by ath- letes in an attempt to stimulate their motivation and obtain a euphoric effect.57 The extent of antidepressant use for this purpose is unknown; however, until 2003, bupropion was on the World Anti-Doping Agency list of prohibited substances.57 While bupropion is not current...
Serotonin passes across the synaptic cleft, binds with special proteins calledreceptorson the membrane of the postsynaptic cell (receiving cell) and sets up a new electrochemical signal in that cell (the signal can stimulate or inhibit the postsynaptic cell). Serotonin fits with its receptor like ...
Alpha1-adrenergic agonists like adrafinil (Olmifon) and modafinil (Provigil, Alertec) are centrally-acting psychostimulants that can brighten mood and sharpen mental focus. They stimulate the noradrenergic post-synaptic receptors, increase glutamatergic transmission, and activate the wakefulness-promoting ...
This supports the hypothesis that DTC advertising may stimulate prescribing more for questionable than for clear indications. If this is true across the spectrum of conditions to which DTC advertising is applied, the putative benefits of advertising—increased detection and treatment of significant ...
(Provigil, Alertec) are centrally-acting psychostimulants that can brighten mood and sharpen mental focus. They stimulate the noradrenergic post-synaptic receptors, increaseglutamatergictransmission, and activate the wakefulness-promotingorexinergicneurons, thereby boosting alertness, memory, mood, motivation ...
being used by ath- letes in an attempt to stimulate their motivation and obtain a euphoric effect.57 The extent of antidepressant use for this purpose is unknown; however, until 2003, bupropion was on the World Anti-Doping Agency list of prohibited substances.57 While bupropion is not current...