Tag: SSRIs
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Antidepressants in Pregnancy: FDA Panel Debate and Lifeline
Overview: A Policy Debate Meets Real-World Need Media coverage has highlighted a tense moment as an FDA advisory panel scrutinized the safety of antidepressants used during pregnancy. The conversations, while focused on risk assessment, are ultimately about the daily realities faced by pregnant people and new mothers who struggle with depression or anxiety. Health professionals…
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Antidepressants Vary Significantly in Cardiometabolic Effects: What New Research Means for Patients
Overview: Antidepressants and Metabolic Health Antidepressants are a cornerstone of treatment for depression and anxiety, but they do not affect every patient in the same way. A recent online publication in The Lancet reports that antidepressants can induce cardiometabolic and other physiological changes, and the magnitude and direction of these effects vary across medications. The…
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Antidepressants: Cardiometabolic Effects Vary by Drug
Antidepressants and Cardiometabolic Health: An Emerging Picture Antidepressants are a cornerstone of treating mood disorders, but their effects extend beyond mood regulation. A recent online report of a Lancet study suggests that these medications can induce cardiometabolic and other physiological changes, and that the magnitude and direction of these changes vary across different drugs. This…