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Valdoxan or Agomelatine for Depression

Written on 24 Aug, 2009 at 11:03 in Depression | viewed 15,315 views times | 29 Comments
Valdoxan or Agomelatine for Depression

Valdoxan or Agomelatine: A new depression treatment About 40-50% of people taking the current antidepressants, or the SSRIs, stop treatment shortly after starting.  This is because that class of medications has certain significant side effects, like nauseua and sexual dysfunction.... (Continue reading)

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Problems with Abilify for Depression

Written on 17 Aug, 2009 at 14:19 in Depression | viewed 3,818 views times | 4 Comments
Problems with Abilify for Depression

Abilify: way oversold You probably have seen a TV ad recently for Abilify. I do all the time. It’s terrible. Each time I’m amazed at the audacity of its makers, Bristol-myers Squibb.  They’re making a killing off those ads; they... (Continue reading)

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Treating Treatment Resistant Depression

Written on 9 Aug, 2009 at 8:17 in Depression | viewed 7,290 views times | 8 Comments
Treating Treatment Resistant Depression

At least 1/3 of the time depression doesn’t respond to the first medication tried.  If another attempt doesn’t work, it becomes “treatment resistant depression.” If your depression isn’t lifting, here are ten ideas you might want to consider: 1) It... (Continue reading)

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Do Antidepressants Work as Promised?

Written on 30 Jul, 2009 at 14:49 in Depression, Medication | viewed 4,305 views times | 12 Comments
Do Antidepressants Work as Promised?

Note: This is an editorial Antidepressants – what’s going on? One out of ten Americans are currently on antidepressants.  That’s just the beginning.  More than 25% of college students at some schools are on them. Everyone is being given them... (Continue reading)

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