More than 1 in 10 people in the United States take an antidepressant. And the most commonly prescribed type of antidepressant are SSRIs – or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. That's like Zoloft ...

Predictive model of response to epoetin-alfa in anemic patients with solid tumors receiving chemotherapy: Results from a multicenter prospective study No significant financial relationships to ...

Antidepressants are frequently prescribed to people with dementia for symptoms like anxiety, depression, aggressiveness and sleeplessness. But a specific class of antidepressant medications -- ...

Tryptophan, found in food, is an important ingredient in the neurotransmitter serotonin. But is that enough to support it as a possible mood booster? The research is decidedly mixed. There are many ...

Researchers have found that SSRI (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) antidepressants have the potential to improve certain cognitive functions, such as verbal memory. They measured brain ...

When it comes to psychological problems, there are different ways how they can be managed. Talk therapies, such as psychodynamic or cognitive-behavioral therapy, as well as antidepressants like ...

Heat intolerance is a common side effect of many medications, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs). Heat intolerance, or heat sensitivity, ...

Serotonin syndrome is a preventable, drug-related complication that results from increased brain-stem serotonin activity, usually precipitated by the use of one or more serotonergic drugs. Its ...

A woman presented with recent onset of episodic nonpruritic flushing. She denied having any associated symptoms, such as palpitations, wheezing, or diarrhea, or any identifiable triggers, including ...