Category: Antidepressants

Never underestimate the pain of a person, because the truth is, everyone is struggling. It is just that some are good at hiding their pain better, while some others are not. – Though this is a proverbial quote, it is explains the “pain body” that is in all of us. Some express it, some hide [...]

There are about a hundred antidepressants available in the medical industry. With so many of them,  doctors and patients are spoilt for choice even when it comes to treating a less-serious disorder like General Anxiety Disorder (GAD) or Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD). The drugs vary from SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors), SNRIs (Serotonin Nonrepinephrine Reputake [...]

If you or a loved one has gone through depression, then you would know what it takes to come out of it. Millions of Americans take antidepressants to come out of depressing thoughts, anxiety disorders, mood swings, major mental ailments like bipolar disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorders and other disorders like bulimia nervosa and [...]

One needs to be more cautious while using antidepressants. This is because from being a cure to your depression or anxiety they turn into a curse when you withdraw from them. This is why many doctors hesitate to prescribe antidepressants or anxiety medications for common problems like general anxieties. If you have been prescribed with [...]

There are several effective treatments for depression and anxiety disorders these days. Though not all of them are successful, many of them are, thanks to FDA regulations and research done on the causes behind depression or anxiety. Paxil or paroxetine is one of the most common antidepressants used in the treatment of anxiety disorders, obsessive [...]

Many are becoming victims to depression these days. Thanks to the growing disruptions in community living, one-to-one relationships and high expectations or success set points, depression is no more a curse of a few, but many. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors or SSRI drugs are said to be highly effective in the treatment of depression. These [...]

Never in history has depression been a common ailment as it is now.  With millions of people suffering from suicidal thoughts every year, treating patients with depression has become easy and commonplace. However, not all drugs or antidepressants work with every patient. There are several drugs available in the market and each one varies in [...]

Depression affects millions of Americans every year. Many antidepressants are in vogue, of which the SSNRIs or Selective Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors are some of the most popular ones. Effexor, an antidepressant among the clan of SSNRIs, is used for treatment of various kinds of depression problems, bipolar disorders, anxiety and mood disorders. Though [...]

Depression hurts. It hurts more if the cure for depression also hurts. Yes, there are antidepressants that hurt people as much as depression. Many drugs prescribed for depression end up hurting the person who takes it studiously for a long term. Withdrawal from such drugs are episodes of hurt, pain and suffering. Most of the [...]

Depression has become a commoner among us. It is one of the curses of the millennium, thanks to the changing family boundaries, relationship standards and laxity in morals. Whatever the cause, depression bugs this generation more than ever and about 20 million Americans are said to be suffering from depression every year. It does not [...]