Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Toxicology, University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolClinical Pediatric Emergency MedicineGanetsky M, Brush DE (2005) Serotonin Syndrome-What Have We Learned? Clin
Serotonin syndrome happens when serotonin levels are too high in your body. While many cases ofserotonin syndromeare mild, severe cases can be life-threatening. If you or a loved one takes medications that can cause serotonin syndrome, it can be helpful to know what to look out for. What i...
He graduated with an MD at Loma Linda University School of Medicine and did a residency in psychiatry at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. He has also been an inpatient adult psychiatrist at Kaweah Delta Mental Health Hospital and the primary...
Antipsychoticdrugsare regularly used to treat difficult behaviors such as aggressiveness and irritation.Risperidoneis the most often administered antipsychotic medicine, and it is safe and effective against aggression in people with FXS. Fluoxetineand other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have been eff...
31,34 Olesen149 recently admonished: "It is time for many practitioners of medicine to change their views and to acknowledge that migraine is a neurobiologic, not a psychogenic disorder." Even the most prominent skeptics would agree that millions of people have widespread, idiopathic chronic pain...
Porcelli P, Sonino N (eds) (2007) Psychological factors affecting medical conditions. A new classification for DSM-V, vol 28. In: Advances in psychosomatic medicine. Basel, Karger, pp. 34–56 Posserud I, Syrous A, Lindström L, Tack J, Abrahamsson H, Simrén M (2007) Altered rectal...
Jennifer L. Payne, M.D.Director of the Women's Mood Disorders Center and Associate Professor of Psychiatry Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Baltimore, MD How are you feeling today? If you’ve found yourself reading this, probably less than awesome. Maybe you’ve been feeling listless and down...
Medicine There are several medications available for people suffering from anxiety. These include SSRIs, benzodiazepines, and tricyclic antidepressants. SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) stop some of the nerves in your brain from reabsorbing serotonin, which leaves your body with more serot...
You are more at risk of developing PMDD, however, if you have the following, perJohns Hopkins Medicine: A family history of PMS or PMDD A personal or family history of depression and postpartum depression Another mental illness There are also some studies that suggest a link between trauma (...
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic functional gastrointestinal disorder that is characterized by abdominal pain and an altered defecation pattern. It affects between 5 and 20% of the general population and can seriously impact quality of life. The pathophysiology of IBS is rather complex an...