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• SmithKline Beecham Paxil Class Action Lawsuit

  Published: August 8, 2007, 3:30 am

  Tags: Legal, Antidepressant, Fda Approves, Paroxatine, Paxil Class Action Lawsuit, Paxil Lawsuit, Paxil Cr, Smithkline Beecham Paxil Class Action Lawsuit, Smithkline Beecham Corporation

  persons who purchased the antidepressant Paxil or Paxil CR (paroxatine) for children under the age of 18 between November 19, 1998, and the present. The suit alleges that the company committed fraud by suppressing clinical study data that indicated Paxil was ineffective for children. The action seeks reimbursement of all money spent purchasing

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• Understanding Zoloft Depression Better

  Published: August 10, 2007, 3:29 am

  Tags: Health, Antidepressant, Behavior Therapist, Cure Depression, Depression Treatment, Psychiatrist, Selective Serotonin Reuptake, Suffering From Depression, Types Of Depression, Zoloft

  @2007 bu.bulicio.us antidepressant, behavior therapist, cure depression, depression treatment, psychiatrist, selective serotonin reuptake, suffering from depression, types of depression, zoloftDid you enjoy reading this post? Buy me a nice cup of coffee to fuel my late night writing sessions and keep the content

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• Exercise along with drugs aids depression:

  Published: September 21, 2007, 12:07 pm

  Tags: Antidepressant, Depression, Drugs, Exercise, Placebo, Research, Symptoms

  as those treated with an antidepressant drug.A third group that performed home-based exercise also improved,though to a lesser degree.Importantly, the researchers found,all three groups did better than a fourth group given a placebo-an inactive pill identical to the antidepressnat.While past studies have suggested that exercise can ease

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• Genetic test for suicidal ideation in patients using antidepressant drugs

  Published: September 28, 2007, 8:30 am

  Tags: Health, Antidepressant Drugs, Genetic Tests, Prescription Drugs, Suicidal Behavior

  NeuroMark, a Boulder, Colorado company, announced today the immediate availability of a genetic test to identify people at risk of suicidal ideation thoughts of committing suicide when prescribed an antidepressant drug.

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• Newly-identified exercise gene could help with depression

  Published: December 3, 2007, 1:41 am

  Tags: Health, Antidepressant Drugs, Depression, Depression Treatment

  Boosting an exercise-related gene in the brain works as a powerful anti-depressant in mice a finding that could lead to a new anti-depressant drug target, according to a Yale School of Medicine report in Nature Medicine.

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• Brave senator exposes social services "kidnapping" and drugging for profit policies

  Published: December 3, 2007, 3:05 pm

  Tags: Antidepressant, Antipsychotic, Child, Child Protective Services, Cps, Drugs, Nancy Schaefer, Politics, Psychiatric Drugs, Psychiatry, Social Services

  In Massachusetts, over 10% of children in the Department of Social Services are being forced to take at least three psychiatric drugs at a time. Also, 19% of DSS kids are on antidepressants, 9% on antipsychotics, 21% on ADHD drugs and 13% on mood stabilizers,...read more

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• sign me up for a sugar pill

  Published: February 28, 2008, 9:47 pm

  Tags: Drug Studies, Prof Irving Kirsch, Fda, Prozac, Antidepressant Drugs

  It's midterms, which means my awareness of the world has shrunk to the space between my coffee pot and desk, but a friend insisted that I pay attention to this story right now - and I'm glad he did.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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• Wyeth Pushing Pristiq Hard

  Published: April 22, 2008, 1:51 pm

  Tags: Medicine Medication, American Home Products, Antidepressant, Astrazeneca, Cnn Money, Cost, Desvenlafaxine, Discount, Drug, Drugs, Effexor, Effexor Xr, Eli Lilly, Fluoxetine, Heartburn Drug, Insurance, Insurance Companies, Medication, Meds, Patients, Pfizer, Prilosec, Pristiq

  says it will slash the antidepressant at a 20% discount compared to Effexor's price. The price slash, CNN money reports, is a result of less-than-impressive clinical trial data on Pristiq's "safety and effectiveness."Wyeth SVP Joe Mahady told analysts that Pristiq will sell for a flat $3.41 per tablet for both mid- and high-dose, Dow Jones

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• Irritable bowel syndrome in adolescents improved by antidepressant amitriptyline

  Published: May 2, 2008, 6:17 pm

  Tags: Children, General Interest, Health, Health News, Health And Wellness, Medical News, Medicine, Parents, Popular, Adolescent, Amitriptyline, Antidepressant, Irritable Bowel Syndrome

  a low dose of the generic antidepressant amitriptyline can significantly improve the overall quality of life for adolescents suffering from irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS. The syndrome affects 6 percent of middle school students and 14 percent of high school kids in the

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• Pharma's "me-too" drugs face skeptical docs and health insurers

  Published: May 29, 2008, 1:24 pm

  Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Medicine Medication, Mental Illness, News, Adderall, Adderall Xr, Adhd, Antidepressant, Big Pharma, Daniel Carlat, Depression, Desvenlafaxine, Doctors, Drugs, Effexor, Fda Approval, Health Insurance, Health Insurers, Invega, J J, Janssen, Johnson

  blockbuster. Wyeth (antidepressant Effexor XR cum Pristiq) and Shire (ADHD drug Adderall XR cum Vyvanse) face the same uphill battle. Wyeth's Effexor faces generic competition from Teva Pharmaceuticals despite efforts to halt generic sales of the drug and the patent on Shire's Adderall is set to expire next year. Hensley, in his

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• Appetite hormone ghrelin helps mood, hurts dieting

  Published: June 17, 2008, 9:07 am

  Tags: General Interest, Health, Health News, Health And Wellness, Life, Medical News, Popular, Weight Loss, Antidepressant, Appetite, Ghrelin, Hormones, Mood, Stress

  UTSouthwestern.edu - Frustrating news for stressed dieters - New research about the body’s hormone ghrelin may explain why some people who are stressed or depressed overeat. While levels of the so-called “hunger hormone” ghrelin are known to increase when a person doesn’t eat, findings by UT Southwestern scientists suggest

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• Cymbalta approved for fibromyalgia

  Published: June 19, 2008, 2:38 pm

  Tags: Fda, Health News, In The News, Lifestyle, Mental Health, New Research, New Treatment, Placebo, Antidepressant, Anxiety, Approved, Cymbalta, Depression, Dr Z, Dr Z S Medical Report, Ed Zimney, Fibromyalgia, Health Blog, Healthtalk, Lilly, Lyrica, Medblog, Pregablin, Side Effects

  The anti-depressant Cymbalta (duloxetine), marketed by Lilly, has received FDA approval for the treatment of fibromyalgia. While certain anti-depressants are considered first-line therapy for fibromyalgia, most notably the tricyclic anti-depressants such as amitriptyline, none had been approved by the FDA for this use until now. Cymbalta belongs

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• John Grohol interviews Wyeth's VP of Medical Affairs on Pristiq

  Published: July 8, 2008, 3:09 pm

  Tags: Depression, Medicine Medication, Mental Illness, Suicide, Weblogs, Antidepressant, Depression, Desvenlafaxine, Discontinuation Symptoms, Drugs, Effexor, Effexor Xr, Fda, Ham D, Hamilton Rating Scale For Depression, Madrs, Medication, Medicine, Meds, Montgomery Asberg Depres

  have been reported with antidepressant medications that get out of the system very quickly. And most medicines that get out the quickest are more likely to have discontinuation symptoms, because the brain is not having a chance to adapt to not having that medication occupy the receptors in the brain. And the longer you're on the

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• What are the antidepressant suicide warning signs for teens?

  Published: July 24, 2008, 1:14 am

  Tags: Home, Antidepressant, Coping With Depression, Cure For Depression, Depression, Drugs, Pills, Prescriptions, Suicide, Teen Depression

  Yes, antidepressants medicines might increase the risk of suicidal thinking in some teenagers. Call your doctor immediately if you notice one of many of these things. If your teen starts to have new or more thoughts of suicide, trying to commit suicide. She might even have new or even worse depression, or new or worse

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