Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) are two of the most common types of medications used to treat conditions such as depression, ...

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Despite longstanding concerns about serotonergic medications and bleeding risk there appears to be no increased short-term mortality or worse acute clinical outcomes associated with antidepressant use ...

Esketamine combined with a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) was linked to significantly lower rates of several adverse outcomes than ...

Among most ischemic (clot-caused) stroke survivors including those taking anticoagulant medications, use of antidepressants in the SSRI or SNRI class did not increase the risk of hemorrhagic (bleeds) ...

Antidepressant discontinuation actually conferred a slightly lower risk for psychiatric-related hospitalizations by 1.5 years postpartum. Discontinuing antidepressants like selective serotonin ...

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According to Our World in Data and prescribing data across Europe, 108 people out of every 1,000 take an antidepressant in the UK. That makes the country’s prescribing rates for SSRIs and SNRIs the ...

The announcement came earlier this week. On June 11, the European Medicines Agency formally declared that it was recognizing Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD) as a medical condition that can outlast ...

Antidepressant use before and during pregnancy has little to no association with higher odds of ADHD or autism in children, a ...

If you’ve been diagnosed with major depressive disorder, seasonal affective depression or any other type of depression, your healthcare provider might prescribe an antidepressant to control your ...