Contrary to the traditional belief that antidepressant side effects improve over time, the study finds that this perceived improvement in part may be due to patients with severe side effects ...

One of the major drawbacks of SSRIs and SNRIs is the potential for sexual side effects (e.g., reduced libido or difficulty achieving orgasm). Atypical antidepressants, particularly bupropion, are ...

When tricyclic antidepressants (especially amitriptyline) are used for chronic pain, they are usually given in doses much lower than those used for depression, and therefore usually result in fewer ...

Despite being a first-line treatment for adolescent depression and anxiety, antidepressant drugs appear to have questionable efficacy and carry an increased risk of adverse effects in this population.

Continue reading to learn more about these psychotropic medications, including the specific drugs that make up these respective categories, their specific uses, potential side effects, and more.

MOSCOW - Colin Xu, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and Communication at University of Idaho, has co-authored a new study that challenges popular beliefs about the progression of ...

Insofar as sexual function improvement may be responsive to placebo effects ... as a drug side effect. [27] Unfortunately, the placebo effect was marked, showing a minimal drug-placebo difference ...

Antidepressants can greatly magnify the effects of alcohol, creating more central nervous system depression, increasing sedation and further impairing your judgment, reaction times and coordination.

Like all effective medicines, SSRI antidepressants may be associated with side-effects, including feeling agitated, shaky or anxious especially early in treatment. 'The patient leaflets for all ...