Kennedy — who is not a physician and has no medical or public health training — has said that the class of drugs known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, are harder to give ...

Of all the treatments for fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), antidepressants may be the hardest for people to understand. It's common for people to be confused about why these ...

Kennedy, who is not a physician and has no medical or public health training, has said that the class of drugs known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, are harder to give up ...

In 2023/24 there had been a 28% increase in the number of ADHD drugs prescribed for adults, NHS BSA had said. Prescriptions for antidepressants have also continued to rise albeit at a much lower level ...

This natural serotonin boost provides similar benefits to those targeted by many antidepressant medications, though through different mechanisms. Regular morning sun exposure creates cumulative ...

I was discharged and sent home with a several thousand dollar ER bill. Three years prior, I had been prescribed an antidepressant for the first time. I had been experiencing what I now know was ...

Higher doses of SSRIs like escitalopram may speed up cognitive decline in dementia patients Mirtazapine had less negative impact on brain function compared to SSRIs Careful monitoring of ...

Her stories have explored everything from the science of sleep to the hunt for faster-acting antidepressants. In the past, she's been an editor at the Journal, overseeing coverage of travel ...