News tagged with nortriptyline

Popular antidepressant associated with a dramatic increase in suicidal thoughts amongst men

Nortriptyline has been found to cause a ten-fold increase in suicidal thoughts in men when compared to its competitor escitalopram. These findings are published in the open access journal BMC Medicine.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Chronic pain treatments work better together, says anesthesiologist

People who suffer from debilitating neuropathic pain may get more relief and sleep better by combining two commonly-prescribed drugs.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Restoring emotional memory in a rat model of major depressive disorder

Deficits in emotional memory processing associated with major depressive disorder (MDD) are shown to be reversible by distinct antidepressants, shows researchers at Karolinska Institutet in an animal study.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Antidepressants aid electroconvulsive therapy in treating severe depression

Combining antidepressant drugs with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) does a better job of reducing symptoms of severe depression and causes less memory loss than using ECT alone, according to a new study by researchers at ...

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created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Are older antidepressants better for depression in Parkinson's disease?

A new study shows that antidepressant drugs which only affect serotonin, often used as first choice treatments, may not be best for depression in people with Parkinson's disease. The new research is published in the December ...

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created Dec 17, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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