Posts Tagged 'Medical Causes'

Antidepressant Study Again Finds No Benefit, Multiple Adverse Effects

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A study published in  the July 30 issue of the journal Lancet has confirmed findings by others that neither Zoloft or Remeron (and by extension, other “anti”depressants) have any benefit for treating depression in dementia patients, points out that these chemicals have numerous and common adverse effects, and recommends these chemicals should not be given to cognitively-impaired elderly.

“Because of the absence of benefit compared with placebo and increased risk of adverse events, the present practice of use of these antidepressants, ...

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“Antidepressants” Inappropriately Named

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A new study published in the Jan. 2011 issue of the British Medical Journal concluded that “There is evidence showing there is unlikely to be a clinically important advantage for antidepressants over placebo in individuals with minor depression.”  This study mirrors others which have debunked the claims of these harmful chemicals for treating sadness and depression.  Regardless of what you see on TV, adding an antipsychotic such as Abilify when these chemicals fail (which ...

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