Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) are a class of drugs that have approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat depression. They work by increasing the levels of brain chemicals ...

You may be surprised if your healthcare provider recommends an antidepressant for chronic pain. Is this because she believes you are depressed? Or can antidepressants help with pain even for people ...

Although medications in this class are called antidepressants, they have effects that go beyond stabilizing a depressed mood. Antidepressants have been shown to affect many aspects of the body, ...

Because tricyclic antidepressants and SNRIs are now an integral part in the management of chronic and neuropathic pain, this paper discusses the potential role of these polymorphisms in the ...

Research suggests that antidepressants may help treat menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes and night sweats. Antidepressants are medications that help treat symptoms of depression. Most impact ...

AMRA Medical, in conjunction with collaborators at the University of Oslo, have recently published the results of a study ...

Dopamine reuptake inhibition and binding inhibition of dopamine transporters were linked to antidepressant-related cardiovascular events.

While ketamine is not a cure for depression, it offers a powerful option for those who have found little relief elsewhere. As ...

This article reviews the contribution of recent preclinical, clinical and pharmacogenetic literature to current knowledge on the short-term and enduring neural effects of antidepressants on the ...

But at the same time, numbers from the CDC show that fatal overdoses involving antidepressants have been on the rise for the past two decades. John Yang speaks with clinical psychologist and ...

Zoloft (sertraline) is an antidepressant that can cause diarrhea. If symptoms of diarrhea worsen or persist longer than a few weeks, talk with a healthcare professional. With Zoloft, diarrhea is ...