Reason for posting: Serotonin syndrome is a rare but serious and sometimes fatal toxidrome characterized by mental, autonomic and neurologic symptoms. Serotonergic psychotropic medications, including ...

Depression is a mental illness that can make everyday tasks feel difficult. But health professionals can offer many tools to help keep symptoms at bay. Depression, also referred to as major depressive ...

More than 1 in 10 people in the United States take an antidepressant. And the most commonly prescribed type of antidepressant are SSRIs – or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. That's like Zoloft ...

Background: It is unclear whether the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and other antidepressant drugs reduce the risk of suicide in people with depression. We explored the ...

A new study shows that the widely used antidepressant fluoxetine does more than boost serotonin levels: it changes how brain cells manage their energy and rebuild their connections, potentially ...

March 19, 2010 — Just like older-generation antidepressants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have been associated with an increased risk for cataracts, new research shows.

This article originally appeared on Undark. In 2006, a new study on antidepressants was making headlines with its promising results: Two-thirds of participants who tried various antidepressants ...

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 ...

I’ve always been a sweaty person, but lately, I’ve been a lot sweatier. I’m talking coming back from runs drenched or rarely making it to the subway without needing to wipe my brow sweaty. And, while ...