depressionHealthmedicinementalhealth/psychologymythserotoninssrisOne in 10 Americans are on an antidepressant, and many are taking SSRIs. But a new report underlines the fact that despite what Big Pharma says, we don't actually know how they workSifferlin...
It discusses the serotonin hypothesis advocated by Joseph Schildkrauit in 1965. A list of selected quotations related to serotonin and antidepressants is presented. It clarifies the role of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the regulation of direct-to-consumer advertising campaigns.Lacasse...
12 The formulary policies concerning access to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) at GHC were in transition during the study period (1993-1997). From 1993 to 1995 there was an official policy that tricyclic antidepressants should be tried first with SSRIs (specifically fluoxetine) for...
Central serotonin pathways modulate eating patterns, and may also participate in the regulation of behavioral impulsivity and mood. Recent studies lend support to the hypothesis that impaired postingestive satiety in bulimia nervosa is associated with reduced hypothalamic serotonergic responsiveness. Serotonin...
4) Erectile dysfunction secondary to selective serotonin and serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs/SNRIs).Biochemical mechanisms of how certain ... D Elbe,R Savage - Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Académie canadienne de psychiatrie de...
Both serotonin and norepinephrine have been shown to dampen peripheral pain signals. This explains how depression, which is associated with a dysregulation of these key modulating neurotransmitters along a shared pathway, may contribute to the frequent presence of painful symptoms. Thus the decrease in...
inhibiting the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin from the synapse. This allows the neurotransmitter to accumulate in the synapse for a longer period of time. Serotonin is an important neurotransmitter that plays a role in mediatin...
Treatment can both reduce symptoms and help to prevent the illness from returning.TreatmentThe most helpful treatment is a combination of psychotherapy and medication. A medication from a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) is often prescribed first. These ...
Inadequate support and follow-up may result in treatment failures or harm, including those indicated by the US Food and Drug Administration boxed warning for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).1 These essential functions can be provided through a wide range of different arrangements of ...
Its purpose is to promote survival of the organism. If infections do not resolve and peripheral inflammation continues unabated, clinical depression can develop over a background of sickness behaviour. A mechanism for inflammation-associated depression is shunting of tryptophan away from serotonin ...