Citalopram
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- Head and neck cancer: Celexa may prevent depression
- Taking the antidepressant Citalopram ( Celexa, Seropram ) before beginning treatment for head and neck cancer may help prevent depression during therapy, according to results of a pilot study. “ Treatment for head and neck cancer can be arduous and debilitating. Psychiatric morbidity in these ... (Leggi Articolo)
- Celexa effective in treating depression in patients with coronary artery disease
- Patients with symptoms of depression who have coronary artery disease showed improvement of their symptoms with use of the drug Citalopram ( Celexa, Seropram ), but adding interpersonal psychotherapy did not appear to be of benefit. Since the early 1990s, studies have reported prevalences of m... (Leggi Articolo)
- Celexa has shown early promise in treating agitation and psychotic symptoms of dementia
- Researchers have found surprising evidence that an antidepressant, Citalopram ( Celexa, Seropram ), may perform as well as a commonly-prescribed antipsychotic, Risperidone ( Risperdal ), in the alleviation of severe agitation and psychotic symptoms of dementia. Researchers also found that the ant... (Leggi Articolo)
- Antidepressants: new warnings about suicidal thinking, behavior in young adults
- The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) proposed that makers of all antidepressant medications update the existing black box warning on their products' labeling to include warnings about increased risks of suicidal thinking and behavior, known as suicidality, in young adults ages 18 to 24 during... (Leggi Articolo)
- A faster class of antidepressants: serotonin receptor agonists
- Studies with rats have revealed the potential in an entirely new class of antidepressants that take effect after only days of treatment versus the weeks required for current drugs. Depression can be treated by enhancing the action of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain. Such neurotrans... (Leggi Articolo)
- Antidepressant treatment: specific variations in two genes linked to suicidal thinking
- Specific variations in two genes are linked to suicidal thinking that sometimes occurs in people taking the most commonly prescribed class of antidepressants, according to a large study led by scientists at the National Institute of Mental Health ( NIMH ). Depending on the particular mix inher... (Leggi Articolo)
- Depression: initial results help determine successful treatments
- A trial for depression has helped clinicians to track "real world" patients who became symptom-free and to identify those who were resistant to the initial treatment. Participants treated in both medical and specialty mental health care settings experienced a remission of symptoms in 12 to 14... (Leggi Articolo)
- Pregnancy: newer antidepressants linked to persistent pulmonary hypertension in newborns
- The women who are taking antidepressants known as SSRI ( selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors ), and who are pregnant or intend to become pregnant, should discuss the situation with their doctor due to potential risks to the baby. The patients should not stop taking SSRI medication without ... (Leggi Articolo)
- EMEA recommends strong warnings for antidepressants in paediatric use
- EMEA ( European Medicines Agency ) has completed its review of two classes of antidepressants and concluded that they should not be used in children and adolescents except in their approved indications. The review of serotonin-selective reuptake inhibitor ( SSRI ) and serotonin-norepinephrine ... (Leggi Articolo)
- Advertisements for SSRI antidepressants are misleading
- Consumer advertisements for a class of antidepressants called SSRIs often claim that depression is due to a chemical imbalance in the brain, and that SSRIs correct this imbalance, but these claims are not supported by scientific evidence. Although scientists in the 1960s suggested that depress... (Leggi Articolo)
