http://antidepressantdrug.info Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:32:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en OBJECTIVE: Practice guidelines have advised against treating patients with antidepressants during bipolar mixed states or dysphoric manias. However, few studies have examined the outcomes of patients with co-occurring manic and depressive symptoms who are treated with antidepressants plus mood stabilizing drugs. METHOD: The authors compared outcomes in patients with bipolar ... http://antidepressantdrug.info/2007/08/30/adjunctive-antidepressant-use-and-symptomatic-recovery-among-bipolar-depressed-patients-with-concomitant-manic-symptoms-findings-from-the-step-bd/ The study was entitled “Use of Selective Serotonin-Reuptake Inhibitors in Pregnancy and the Risk of Birth Defects.” It has discovered that there are few or no significant increase involved in the threats of acquiring most birth defects during the time all of the SSRIs have been studied simultaneously. The findings of ... http://antidepressantdrug.info/2007/08/23/latest-study-on-results-of-antidepressant-use-during-pregnancy/ Historically, the treatment of depression is divided into three phases — initial/acute, continuation and maintenance. During the initial phase, the goal is to reduce symptoms and psychosocial impairment. During the continuation phase, usually six months to one year after initial treatment response, the goal is to maintain the gains and ... http://antidepressantdrug.info/2007/08/18/relapse-from-antidepressant-medication-may-be-lack-of-response-to-medication-in-the-first-place/ Strong sales of the antidepressant Lexapro in the USA has helped Denmark’s Lundbeck to post stronger-than-expected profits for the second quarter but investors are still worried about a very bare-looking pipeline. Net income leapt over 230% to 498 million kroner, about $90.3 million, while revenues were up 19% to 2.61 billion ... http://antidepressantdrug.info/2007/08/15/lundbeck-earnings-soar-but-pipeline-fears-cast-large-shadow/ Awoman is curled up on a couch in a dark room, wearing baggy clothes and a pained look. Her phone rings. “Carol, are you there?” the caller asks. Carol doesn’t budge. “Depression is hard . . . it hurts in so many ways,” says the announcer in a 60-second commercial. If you ... http://antidepressantdrug.info/2007/08/07/commercials-make-antidepressant-a-top-seller/ The increased likelihood was small, but when people had both this variation and one in a different gene shown to have a similarly small effect in an earlier study, they were 23 percent more likely to respond to citalopram than were people with neither variation. The finding addresses a key issue ... http://antidepressantdrug.info/2007/08/02/success-or-failure-of-antidepressant-citalopram-predicted-by-gene-variation/ U.S. scientists have moved closer to producing faster acting antidepressants than exist today by using the experimental medication ketamine. The research, conducted by the National Institute of Mental Health, focused on how ketamine, when used experimentally for depression, relieves symptoms in hours instead of the weeks or months it takes for ... http://antidepressantdrug.info/2007/07/26/scientists-speed-antidepressant-action/ U.S. scientists have moved closer to producing faster acting antidepressants than exist today by using the experimental medication ketamine. The research, conducted by the National Institute of Mental Health, focused on how ketamine, when used experimentally for depression, relieves symptoms in hours instead of the weeks or months it takes for ... http://antidepressantdrug.info/2007/07/25/upi-newstrack-health-and-science-news/ lost about one-fifth of its value yesterday after the drug manufacturer said it has failed to win approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a component of a new antidepressant. Biovail shares sank to their lowest level since December on the news, reducing the market value of Canada’s largest ... http://antidepressantdrug.info/2007/07/21/biovail-stock-sinks-after-fda-rejects-drug-component/ SCIENTISTS have found the first proof that yoga can ease the pain of pre-menstrual tension. Tests on women with the pre-period syndrome have found the ancient Indian art form can relieve their psychological and physical symptoms. It also appears yoga can lift levels of an antidepressant-like hormone, allopregnanolone, typically low in chronic ... http://antidepressantdrug.info/2007/07/17/yoga-poses-a-solution/