In utero exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) has been tied to reduced brain volume in children, results of a large population-based study show. However, the investigators, led ...

Adolescents with slower CYP2C19 metabolism had greater maximum blood concentration and exposure to both sertraline and escitalopram, according to data published in Journal of Child and Adolescent ...

As climate change accelerates, summer is only getting longer – and hotter. Though the extreme heat can be difficult for anyone to deal with, it seems that it can be particularly arduous for people ...

Switching from an SSRI to an SNRI typically involves gradually tapering off the SSRI under a doctor’s guidance and starting the SNRI at a low dose. Switching from a selective serotonin reuptake ...

HealthDay News — Certain opioids are less effective for postoperative pain in patients taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants, according to a study published online Feb.

Escitalopram is a selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor or SSRI, one of the most often prescribed types of antidepressants. As their name suggests, SSRIs inhibit the reuptake of serotonin, the ...

When a patient is suffering from depression and considering medication, practically all physicians have the same go-to treatment: a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. Patients start on a low dose ...

Trintellix Bottle In the 8-week, randomized, double-blind study, patients with depression who had TESD (N=447) while taking an SSRI (eg, paroxetine, sertraline or citalopram) were switched to ...