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...
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 Pediatr Emerg Med 6: 103-108.Ganetsky M, Crush E. Serotonin syndrome--what have we ...
leading to a condition known as serotonin syndrome. While it may seem that excessive serotonin may put you in a better mood,serotonin syndromecan potentially be life-threatening. Serotonin syndrome can be caused by the therapeutic use of serotonergic substances, like SSRIs and other serotonergic med...
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...
How do you cure insomnia, according to conventional medicine? There isn’t a “cure” for insomnia but rather ways to help prevent and manage it. Insomnia treatments can be both non-pharmacologic (non-medical) and pharmacologic (medical, such as using prescription drugs). Many experts feel tha...
Addressing how to help someone with body dysmorphia starts with an assessment for BDD. It is the first step in body dysmorphia treatment. Utilization of a screening tool such as the BDD Questionnaire may aid in detection in a variety of settings including psychiatric, general medicine, cosmetic ...
in patients taking SSRIs. Your doctor may not prescribe TCAs if you are at risk for taking your own life. If they do, they’ll likely give you very small amounts – about a 1-week supply. Or they may have someone close to you keep the medicine and give it to you as you need ...
Global research states and trends of micro RNA in irritable bowel syndrome: a bibliometric analysis Hongxiu Chen Zhifang Xu Tie Li Clinical and Experimental Medicine(2024) Gut liver brain axis in diseases: the implications for therapeutic interventions ...
heart transplant are options. Survival well into adulthood is now expected for many babies born with this condition, but the actual defects to the heart aren't reparable. More research on surgical repair is warranted, but understanding what causes hypoplastic right heart syndrome would be helpful,...
talking about sex is closely followed by feelings of shame. We also need to remember that there is a cultural stigma surrounding mental health and sex, making it even harder for some to talk about or admit to having a problem. A study conducted by the National Library of Medicine found tha...