Antidepressant

“You know when you feel the weight of sadness.” The narrator of Zoloft announces. “[Depression] a serious medical condition that affects over twenty million Americans. While the cause is unknown, depression may be related to a chemical imbalance between nerve cells and the brain.” Each sentence in this one minute episode is used in a careful way to suck the audience in to buy their depression saving drug. Zoloft, a company that is advertising the sale of their pill that claims to help the population

during the winter months, when there is less natural sunlight. The depression generally lifts during spring and summer. SAD may be effectively treated with light therapy, but nearly half of those with SAD do not get better with light therapy alone. Antidepressant medication and psychotherapy can reduce SAD symptoms, either alone or in combination with light therapy” (National Institutes of Health (NIH), 2014). There are more forms of depression but the one that will be focused on is Major Depressive Disorder

Jillian Selanis May 27, 2013 Psych C Block Depression Nowadays Depression is a term that is often misused in society, the common misconception of depression is being sad for one or two days, but depression is much more severe than being sad or upset for a short period of time. Merriam- Webster Dictionary defines depression as “ A serious medical condition in which a person feels very sad, hopeless, and unimportant and is often unable to live in a normal way.” Depression is usually a long period

This particular ideology can be concluded through examining the effect of the placebo in juxtaposition to anti-depressants. Results from various studies have displayed how those who rate low on depressive scales, tend to benefit from placebo antidepressant drugs. The priority focus is on female adults (20-45 years) within the western demography, considering they have the highest rates of depression, not only in the Western hemisphere, but globally as well; thus global comparisons amongst women will

Fluoxetine Action in Animal Models Antidepressants influence neurotransmitter systems, including norepinephrine, serotonin and dopamine. Commonly known drug-classifications of antidepressants include selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and tricyclic antidepressants (Brandon & McKay, 2015). Fluoxetine (FLX) is a well-known and extensively studied SSRI antidepressant. Thus, FLX’s actions include increasing the amount and duration of Serotonin availability in the brain by preventing its

imbalances. For example studying the effect of anti-inflammatory on immuno-inflammations (13) and effect of antioxidants on increasing antioxidant defences and lower free radical damage. (14,15).Despite the fact these pharmaceutical agents have antidepressant effect on monoaminergics,evidences support that they can also alter immuno-inflammation, decrease oxidative stress, intensify neurotrophic actions and influence HPA activity (16-18). Even though there are wide variety of drugs available for

behavioral therapy and pharmacotherapy. Pharmacotherapy: The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor and the tricyclic antidepressant have shown superiority over the benzodiazepines, monoamine-oxidase inhibitor in term of effectiveness and tolerance. The commonly used drugs are: 1) SSRI group: PAROXETINE, FLUOXETINE, SERTRALINE,FLUVOXAMINE,CITALOPRAM. 2) Tricyclic antidepressant: CLOMIPRAMINE, IMIPRAMINE, DESIPRAMINE. 3) Benzodiazepines group: ALPRAZOLAM, CLONAZEPAM, DIAZEPAM, LORAZEPAM. 4) Mao-i:

have mental illness. Lastly, for the last few years I have been dealing with depression and I want to learn more about the different drugs option to help individuals control their depression Prozac is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors antidepressant. In other words this drug is used to help with individuals whom have depression, anxiety etc. Prozac affects the chemicals in the brain that is associated with the following mental illness, depression, anxiety and obsessives’ compulsive disorder

The aim of this article is to summarize the evidence regarding the effects of serotonergic antidepressants on bone density and its implications for clinical care. Depression, bone mineral density, and fractures Several reports support the notion that depression may cause bone deterioration and consequently increase the risk of osteoporotic fractures

Exploring Overmedication of Psychotropic Drugs of America’s Youth John C Cherry Technical College of the Lowcountry  Americans have become a pill-popping, overly-comfortably-numb society. Many Americans that seek care for their “ailments” are seeking for a prescription for a pill that will wipe their maladies away. This mentality of “there is a pill for everything”, along with the reckless prescribing of psychotropic drugs, has led America(especially its youth) to become largely overmedicated