developed to treat the symptoms of major depression. Antidepressants are used for many other types of conditions including anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, dysthymia, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, and substance abuse, pain syndromes, gastrointestional disorders. Antidepressants usually require several weeks to notice significant effects. There are no antidepressants or any medication that is completely free of adverse effects. This article explains that the adverse effects of
type of drug called SSRIs. SSRI stands for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. The most popular antidepressants such as Zoloft, Paxil, Celexa, Lexapro and Luvox are all SSRIs (Antidepressant Medications for Children and Adolescents). Many newer antidepressants are SSRIs due to less side effects and more safe for adults compared to other older generations of antidepressants. Children and teens on the other hand are not. In fact, the FDA put a black box warning on SSRIs which “is the most serious
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Depression is one of the most widespread mental disorders globally, affecting more that 350 million people of all ages. It is characterized by disturbed sleep, loss of appetite, sadness, poor concentration and feelings of guilt. There are various types of depression which are long lasting, and other types which are constantly reoccurring (World Health Organisation , 2012). Severe symptoms of depression that inhibit the ability to work, sleep and eat is categorised as major depression, this form of
that up to 20 percent of people who stop taking antidepressants can suddenly experience unpleasant side effects, up to 72 hours of the last dose. For some, the discontinuation symptoms are so severe that they avoid taking an psychotropic medications again. However this is rare to happen if the dosages units are not abused and discontinuation of the drug is done through the primary care physicians consent. Antidepressants are a very powerful, yet helpful medication when they are taken through the
pregnant is based on the balance among the risks and benefits of taking the medication. The safety of taking this pills during pregnancy appears to be reassuring but there are remain two important areas of controversy such as neonatal withdrawal syndrome, and primary pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. In many cases avoiding the use of antidepressant during pregnancy is usually not an option. Studies show that not using depressant treatment during