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The Dangers Of Antidepressant Drugs by Faiella Family Patient Expert

What the Pharmaceutical companies don't tell you. Watch how Fox News exposes the truth. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2Sd73DQ2J0&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUchjOKxKY8&feature=related Read on »

Conditioned Response - An Alternative to Antidepressant Drugs? by Dr. Shaheen Lakhan Medical Doctor

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... when the mice were safe from an electric shock, the team taught them to associate the tone with safety. They were then able to achieve an effect comparable to giving the mice antidepressant drugs by playing the tone while the mice were undergoing stress. Kandel comments, “Learning involves alterations in the brain and gene expression. Psychotherapy ... Read on »

Could Antidepressant Drugs Have Played an Unwitting Role in the Awful Virginia Tech Shootings? See... by Connie Bennett Healthy Living Professional

... m up interest in his intriguing -- and sure to be controversial -- opinion piece, Mike (seen to the left) points out that "the shooter in the Virginia Tech rampage was taking antidepressant drugs."He continues. "And guess what? So were the shooters at Colombine High eight years ago."Now that's downright scary and startling to contemplate. Could ant ... Read on »

Dr. Joseph Mercola: “Antidepressants Are No Better Than Placebos” by Duane Sherry, M.S. Patient Expert

... ast year, but in light of U.S. Senator Charles Grassley’s investigation into NAMI, it bears repeating…. From Dr. Joseph Mercola: Antidepressants Are No Better Than Placebos Antidepressant drugs, including the best-selling Prozac, simply do not work as advertised, according to a comprehensive review by U.S. and Canadian researchers. After examinin ... Read on »

This knocked me out, a diet drug... by Dr. Kim .. Naturopathic Doctor

... ty poop in a bag day in and day out, with no end in site, no health in site AND never got any exercise, WOOF!Time to Medicate Fido? Pfizer Launches Diet Drug for DogsFidozac: Antidepressant Drugs for Dogs (comic)Have a pawsitively tail waggin’, raw meaty bones, drug-free day, WOOF!Bark ‘N’ Blog is brought to you by Aspenbloom Natural Pet Care Read on »

Heath Ledger Death Update: Six Pharmaceuticals Found - Antidepressants, Sleep Meds and More by Robin P. Patient Expert

... to the Associated Press, authorities have now stated they found six different prescription drugs in Ledger's apartment. Those drugs reportedly include Zoloft (a mind-altering antidepressant drug) and Ambien (a sleep drug with bizarre side effects) as well as an antihistamine drug that has not yet been named. Reports also state there were over-the-c ... Read on »

Suicide risk with antidepressants linked to age - Article by Untreatable .. Patient Expert

... ientists confirms earlier studies and supports the agency's age-related warnings on the drugs' labeling. U.S. and European regulators have been sounding alarms on the use of antidepressant drugs since 2003 after clinical trials showed they increased the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in those under age 18. In February 2005, the FDA added ... Read on »

Women, Antidepressants & Cardiac Deaths by Kate McLaughlin. Patient Expert

... lth Study. And while the research team did find a link between depression and heart risk, the incidence of sudden cardiac death was associated more strongly with the use of antidepressant drugs than with symptoms of depression.Earlier studies linked depression and a higher mortality rate for people who already had heart disease, Whang said. “Bu ... Read on »

Study: 27 Million Americans on Antidepressants - Article by Untreatable .. Patient Expert

Use of antidepressant drugs in the United States doubled between 1996 and 2005, probably because of a mix of factors, researchers reported Monday. About 6 percent of people were pre ... Read on »

Studies of SSRI antidepressant use during pregnancy reassuring by Linda MacDonald Glenn Healthy Living Professional

... t between 10-20% of pregnant women experience depression. Women with a history of depression have a 70% chance of a recurrent depressive episode in the first trimester when antidepressant drugs are discontinued prior to or at the point of conception. Based on the findings from these two studies and what we already know about depression during pr ... Read on »