SSRIs are often the first choice for treating depression and various anxiety disorders. Medications for anxiety and depression work by boosting neurotransmitters like serotonin, norepinephrine, ...

Treatments may include a type of antidepressant called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), beta-blockers (to reduce the physical symptoms associated with anxiety), or benzodiazepines — ...

In animal studies, boosting serotonin in the cells that line the gut reduced anxious and depressive-like behaviors without causing cognitive or gastrointestinal side effects. Most of us have ...

Choosing the right antidepressant is important. There are a vast array of antidepressants and knowing where to start can be confusing. Here are five ways that I, as a psychiatrist, think about ...

While anxiety is different from depression, this mental health disorder is often treated with antidepressants because the conditions have similar symptoms. It’s important to note that in order to get ...

On Oct 16 an enthusiastic piece was published in the Scientific American on “The Rise of All-Purpose Antidepressants.” It was simply thrilling, the author noted, that Prozac and its cousins turned out ...

While anxiety and depression rates are rising throughout the world, experts say new antidepressants won’t hit the market for at least 10 years, reports Reuters. Experts cite two main reasons for this ...

NEW YORK, NY (Dec. 11, 2024)--Most of us have experienced the effects of moods and emotions on our gastrointestinal tract, from “butterflies” in the stomach caused by nervousness to a loss of appetite ...