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This woman was prescribed antidepressants. She was in menopause and needed another drug.
She struggled to sleep. Her brain felt foggy. Her doctor prescribed an antidepressant, even though the then ...
New Study Finds Exercise Outperforms Antidepressants – Why the Gym Is the New Mental Health RX
In a 2023 study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, researchers analyzed data from 128,119 participants ...
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An unusual FDA panel on antidepressant use during pregnancy elevated skeptics of the drugs
An unusual FDA panel on antidepressant use during pregnancy elevated clinicians and researchers who are deeply skeptical of ...
Kennedy’s mental health drug skepticism lands at FDA panel
Democrats have accused Robert Kennedy Jr. of making claims without scientific research to back them and say his claims are ...
FDA panel on the use of antidepressants during pregnancy is alarming experts
On Monday morning, the FDA hosted a 10-person expert panel on the use during pregnancy of SSRIs, which include medications ...
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FDA Panel Casts Doubt on Safety of SSRI Use in Pregnancy
At a recent FDA panel on SSRIs in pregnancy, the chair suggested rising antidepressant use may be contributing to — not ...
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The FDA Held a Misinformation Fest About Antidepressants in Pregnancy
As my colleague Kiera Butler has written, Kennedy has claimed, without evidence, that they can cause addiction and school ...
F.D.A. Panel Debates ‘Black Box’ Warning for Antidepressants in Pregnancy
An agency-sponsored forum included critics of psychiatry who believe the drugs can harm a developing fetus. Other experts ...
FDA panel promotes misinformation about antidepressants during pregnancy, psychiatrists say
A Food and Drug Administration panel discussing the use of antidepressants during pregnancy Monday largely amounted to ...
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People with eating disorders say cannabis and psychedelics help more than antidepressants
A massive global survey has revealed that people with eating disorders often turn to cannabis and psychedelics like magic mushrooms and LSD to ease their symptoms, rating them more effective than ...