Food and Drug Administration issued a "black box" warning for all antidepressant use in young people up to the age of 24 because of the risk the drugs may increase suicidal thinking and behavior. Still, the use of antidepressants in kids and teens is slowly rising. One study published in ...
The study not only found that smartphone use and depression increased in tandem, but the amount of time spent online was also linked to mental health issues. Teens who spent five or more hours a day online were 71 percent more likely than those who spent only one hour a day to have at ...
antipsychotic medications, and even antidepressants) were originally tested in adults, and only a few have been well-studied in children and adolescents. Some children are more prone to side effects from some of these drugs, such asweight
Antidepressantmedications are the primary medical treatment for the depressive symptoms of bipolar disorder. Examples ofantidepressantsthat are commonly prescribed for that purpose include selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonergic/adrenergic medications (SNRIs). While antidepressant medicatio...
Depending on your symptoms, your doctor may prescribe pain relievers,antidepressants, muscle relaxers, anti-seizure medicines, and drugs that help you sleep. The three drugs approved specifically for fibro pain are: Duloxetine (Cymbalta) Milnacipran (Savella) ...
For parents who have just discovered their children’s A&D use, it is a precautionary tale. For parents with kids who are traveling down this road, it is a hopeful tale (with some realistic expectations thrown in about the cycles of recovery and abstinence, like periods of two years of ...
the task force noted that questionnaires can accurately identify depression in adolescents, and that there's new evidence that therapy and/or some antidepressants can help depressed teens. They emphasized the need for careful monitoring, because it's been shown that antidepressants can increase suicidal...
(SNRIs). While antidepressant medication remains a mainstay of treatment for the sadness of bipolar disorder, the prescribing physician will remain watchful since there is some risk that antidepressants can induce a manic or near-manic (hypomanic) episode or the rapid mood-cycling pattern of ...
Depending on your symptoms, your doctor may prescribe pain relievers,antidepressants, muscle relaxers, anti-seizure medicines, and drugs that help you sleep. The three drugs approved specifically for fibro pain are: Duloxetine (Cymbalta) Milnacipran (Savella) ...