The combination generally fails to impair function or produce other effects beyond those of alcohol alone. Alcohol use is common in depression, but its interaction with antidepressants in patients has been little studied except in problem drinkers. In a subgroup of these,.alcohol problems seem to ...
If you are already taking medication fordepression, alcohol use can have adverse effects, not to mention, alcohol makes antidepressants less effective. [6] Using alcohol can also intensify the side effects of antidepressants such as drowsiness, dizziness, and problems with coordination. Additionally, ...
Carol Archie, MD, associate clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, is concerned that even small amounts of alcohol can affect adeveloping baby’sbrain. “We know that alcohol impactsbraincells and that the baby’sbrainis constantly developi...
A new study by researchers at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA has found that more than a third of drinkers 60 years old and older consume amounts of alcohol that are excessive or that are potentially harmful in combination with certain diseases they may have or medications they m...
A limited number of studies have examined the co-occurrence of alcohol use and smoking and their mental health effects in middle and late life. In this study, using the 2008 National Survey of Drug Use and Health, the characteristics of individuals aged 50 and older who abstained from both ...
Individuals who die from suicide commonly have consumed alcohol immediately beforehand, often in large quantities. However, prospective cohort data on regu
Harmful alcohol use refers to people experiencing detrimental health and social consequences because of their drinking, which extends to the people around them and society as a whole [4], whereas alcohol use disorders represent a sub-set of harmful drinkers, who experience chronic relapsing brain di...
Although alcoholism and depression are highly comorbid, treatment options that take this into account are lacking, and mouse models of alcohol (ethanol (EtOH)) intake-induced depressive-like behavior have not been well established. Recent studies utilizi
“Naltrexone is moderately effective in reducing alcohol intake. It’s about as effective as antidepressants in depressive disorders,” he said. “From a safety point of view, there are few safety concerns. Nausea is the most frequent side effect.” ...
The effects of subcutaneous treatment with the potent, selective Sig-1R antagonist BD-1063 on operant ethanol self-administration were studied in two models of excessive drinking—Sardinian alcohol-preferring (sP) rats and acutely withdrawn ethanol-dependent Wistar rats—and compared to ethanol self-...