Tag: Antidepressants

Covid Patients On Antidepressants Less Likely To Die: Study
Covid Patients On Antidepressants Less Likely To Die: Study

Though the effects are smaller than those found in recent clinical trials of new antivirals developed by Pfizer and Merck, the researchers said more treatment options are still needed to help bring the pandemic to an end.

  • Tuesday, 16 November 2021
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Antidepressants may up mortality risk in lung disease patients

Toronto: While popping antidepressants may lift your mood, it may turn deadly especially for elderly suffering from obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) — progressive lung disease that causes increasing breathlessness, say researchers. The findings showed that new users of serotonergic antidepressants were at 20 per cent increased risk of death. They may also have 15 per […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Antidepressants do actually work in adults

London: In what could put to rest considerable doubts raised over the effectiveness of antidepressants, a new study has found that many of such pills actually work quite well in adults. The research, published in the journal Lancet, involved a comparison of more than 20 commonly used antidepressants. It found all of them to be […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Depression with high BP may delay recovery in older adults

New York: Antidepressants may fail to work properly in older adults suffering from high blood pressure and high blood sugar levels, finds a study. Older adults who have major depressive disorder (MDD, also known as depression) are at higher risk for having problems thinking and making decisions. They are more likely to have trouble performing […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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