Antidepressants - The pros and cons of pharmaceutics

Change in social and economical states throughout the world although has brought prosperity among the individuals of the world but at a price. It has brought both physical and mental stressors. Now people have to work harder and under mental tensions. Now the depression is prevalent everywhere at office, in ...

There are a number of antidepressant drugs currently on the market. The older antidepressants, known as Tricyclics and MAOI's (Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors), tend to be prescribed less often than the newer SSRI's (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors). This is because the SSRI antidepressants are thought to have fewer side effects and ...

Antidepressants are the best stimulus in the process to empower depressed people to have positive thinking and raise themselves esteem, because at the beginning it is quite difficult to think about and do this. Taking anti-depressants helps a lot of people to shift their moods and then these medications give ...

Statistical evidence shows that depression affects more than 2.9 million people in the United Kingdom (UK). Figures also show that seven out of ten suicides are by people affected by depression, i.e., a total of 7,000 lives lost every year in the UK and Ireland. According to specialists, while the focus ...

One of the possible unfortunate side affects of taking antidepressants is weight gain. Some antidepressants are more of a problem than others but I will not mention names in this article. People who have had serious depression and been on a number of different antidepressants will know which ones are ...