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Variety of Side Effects of Antidepressants
We want to reiterate that according to the type of medications you are taking, side effects vary.
For example:
- If you are taking selective inhibitors of serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs, for its acronym in English), you may notice a dry mouth, sexual problems, suicidal thoughts and insomnia.
- Heterocyclic If you are taking the possibility of side effects is greater. These include: dry mouth, constipation, difficulty urinating, tiredness can aggravate glaucoma and affect blood pressure and heart rate. So not recommended for seniors.
- If you are taking selective inhibitors of serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), you may feel nausea, loss of appetite, anxiety, fatigue, sexual problems and dry mouth. Read the rest of this entry »
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Side Effects of Antidepressants
Depression? If you suffer from this condition is likely to cheer you to know that there is a way to get rid of it. The drugs, along with psychological therapy, are part of treatment that exist to combat it. However, medications for depression can cause some side effects. Find out what to keep you informed. Many decline to change the dose or to continue taking the antidepressant.
July takes 6 months receiving treatment for depression. Specialist visit twice a week and also taking prescription drugs to help overcome the symptoms. However, throughout these months, July has had to change several times medication recommended by your doctor. The reason? Side effects caused by antidepressants or anti-depression. Sometimes changes are necessary to find the ideal for one person. Read the rest of this entry »
Antidepressants Linked To Bone Loss
Class of antidepressant medication known as selective serotonin inhibitor withdrawal (SSRIs), can increase the speed of bone loss. Please note that the studies are documented in these findings are still preliminary data and should not be seen as a reason for changing treatment. The results published in the Archives of Internal Medicine June 25,
Dr. Susan Diem, the study’s lead author and assistant professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine said the findings were still preliminary stage, people that time use SSRIs should not stop treatment based on these findings. Further research is needed before a conclusion. 
SSRIs are widely prescribed to treat depression and other disorders and is a two-thirds of antidepressant prescriptions in the United States. These drugs inhibit the proteins that transport of serotonin, a neurotransmitter involved in depression and sleep. Serotonin receptor is also found in bone. Diem said, this leads to the question of whether SSRI drugs will have an effect on bone.
The study involved 2722 elderly women with an average of 78.5 years. Total hip bone density and hip bone area was measured both at the beginning of the study and measured again 5 years later. Each time you visit, participants were asked to bring all the medications used during the last 2 weeks. After adjustment for other factors, the researchers found that bone mineral density at the hip decreased 0.82% in women using SSRIs and 0.47% in those taking the older tricyclic antidepressants and who did not use antidepressants. SSRI users also higher speed bone loss in both the bottom of the hip.
Based on the results of this study, not yet known the cause of the difference between the two groups. Dr. Diem said, “We found that the use of SSRI class of drugs associated with increased bone loss rate in the group of older women, but this study did not determine basically whether the drugs themselves are responsible for increasing the speed of bone loss or whether there are other differences between the two groups were responsible for bone loss. For example, depression itself is associated with increased rate of bone loss and those who use SSRIs for depression. Dr Diem continued that this work needs to be confirmed in other populations to determine whether this drug effect on fracture rate.
A second study published in the new edition of Archives of Internal Medicine, involved 5995 men aged 65 and older, found that men SSRI users also had lower bone density at the hip and spine. Total hip bone mineral density 3.9% lower among SSRI users compared with men who did not use antidepressants. Spine density 5.9% lower in SSRI users compared to non-users.
Like the study involving women, no significant difference in bone mineral density among male users of tricyclic antidepressants and who did not use antidepressants. Men trazodone antidepressant users have a bone density similar to those not using antidepressants.
3 Tips to Prevent Headaches
The headache is one of the most common ailments and over has increased over the last decade, by the demands of modern life, which inexorably leads to stress and this is often a factor in the condition of this common condition, that can reach serious nature take time, when it becomes chronic.
Here are three tips for preventive:
Reduce with estrogen
Estrogen is the main female hormone and a powerful trigger for migraines, if you are taking supplements of estrogen or estrogen with medication (such as oral contraceptive pills), to discuss reducing the dose or replace the medicine with your doctor.Stop smoking
Nicotine and other chemicals in cigarette smoke can cause and aggravate the symptoms of headache, so if you are a smoker, explore options for quitting, as this will not only reduce the likelihood of developing pain head, but also improve other areas of health, much more important, like preventing cancer, for example.
Take prophylactic drugs only by prescription
In some cases people tend to self-medication, since the sale of pills for headaches, are as common as candy, but this is not a solution, therefore must bear in mind that medications like Beta-blockers, antidepressants, ergot, blockers, calcium channel blockers, anti-convulsants, etc.., used to beat headaches, can only be prescribed by your doctor, who will evaluate the need and appropriate dosage of themselves.