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The dilemma of needing drugs for depression during pregnancy
But what would they say if that woman drives into her garage and obsesses about how easy it would be to close the door and leave the car running? "If you're seven months pregnant and you kill yourself, you're taking your baby, too," says Lisa Shantz, who faced the dilemma of needing drugs for depression to survive her pregnancy .
Video: 6 Ways to Prepare for Antidepressant Withdrawal
A row of split and shaved Paxil fragments, lined up in descending size, that I took near the end of my taper.
Dr. Paul Donohue: Depression is treated like an illness
Dear Dr. Donohue: I have been on Paxil for a number of years due to an unfortunate happening in my life.
Wife of inmate suicide sues Monroe jail for violating his rights
A failure by jail personnel to administer prescribed anti-psychotic medications and to monitor an inmate's declining mental state played key roles in his suicide, the widow of Mumun Barbaros charges in a wrongful death lawsuit filed in federal court.
Army launches study of PTSD meds
Military and Veterans Affairs Department physicians often prescribe medication to ease the symptoms of combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder, even though only two antidepressants - Paxil and Zoloft - are approved specifically by the Food and Drug Administration to treat the disorder.
What Is It? Bruxism is clenching or grinding your teeth. Most people are not even aware that they are doing this.
Drugs that can make you gain weight
About 70 percent of people in the United States are overweight and, in a cruel catch-22, many of the drugs used to treat obesity-linked conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and depression can themselves cause weight gain.
Taking Antidepressants: Myths vs. Facts
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