Driving, Antidepressants Can Be Dangerous Duo

In the past 10 years, the use of antidepressant drugs has tripled in the United States, where one in 10 women takes at least one antidepressant, according to National Center for Health Statistics’ 2004 Health United States report. A new, separate, study by researchers at the University of North Dakota says those antidepressant medications, as well as the bleak moods that underlie their dispensation, can significantly impair one’s driving ability. Read more

Medicine No Cure-All

February 19, 2008 by MedHeadlines  
Filed under Depression, Drugs, Medical Research

Recent findings with patients receiving anti-depressant medication have not been entirely good. Although many patients report an increase in positive feelings and a renewed sense of hopefulness, others experience entirely new problems by taking the medicine. Read more

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