Paxil interferes with cancer drug, study shows Feb 9, 2010
His team did not find that fluoxetine, sold under the brand name Prozac, had the same effect, but it could be because so few women took that particular antidepressant, he said. "These results highlight a drug interaction that is extremely common, widely underappreciated and potentially life-threatening, yet uniformly avoidable," Juurlink said. (MSNBC -- Health)
Life Out Here: Learning to just walk away Feb 4, 2010
Had that happened to me, I wouldn't have remained quiet nor would I have "smiled and made a gesture welcoming him and his lovely companion to go before I did." " marygb wrote on Feb 3, 2010 10:06 AM:" 92231 wrote on Feb 3, 2010 8:11 AM:" Bret: Count your blessings that you did not encounter 'MaryGB' & Associates.Wonder if they took their Prozac today?". 92231: Yeah, I be you know lots about Prozac ... Wonder if they took their Prozac today. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Antidepressants May Complicate Breast-Feeding Jan 29, 2010
The researchers found that antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which include such drugs as Prozac and Paxil, may be linked with delayed secretory activation -- a delay in the initiation of full milk secretion. "The breasts are serotonin-regulated glands, meaning the breasts' ability to secrete milk at the right time is closely related to the body's production and regulation of the hormone serotonin," study co-author Nelson Horseman, of the University of... (MEDLINEplus)
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Can Alter the Brain's Developing Pain Regulatory System Jan 29, 2010
"Since 1996, our group here in Vancouver had been studying acute pain reactivity and stress regulation in newborns of depressed mothers taking an SSRI antidepressant -- such as Prozac -- during their pregnancies. At the same time, Sandra Jacobson, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Wayne State University, and her collaborators had been studying stress regulation and development in alcohol-exposed children in Detroit and Cape Town, South Africa.".... (Science Daily)
Drugs for Depression, Anxiety Tied to Preterm Birth Jan 23, 2010
SSRIs include drugs like sertraline (Zoloft), paroxetine (Paxil) and fluoxetine (Prozac). The researchers also found a higher risk of preterm delivery among women who took anti-anxiety drugs known as benzodiazepines, regardless of when they began treatment. (MEDLINEplus)
OBAMA TO DELIVER STATE OF THE UNION ON JANUARY 27... Jan 19, 2010
MWN, I think you need some prozac. FYI Bush is gone. (The Drudge Report)
Why Antidepressants Don't Work for Everyone Jan 15, 2010
Antidepressants (such as Prozac) are available to treat them, often by increasing serotonin levels, but they don't always work. "Unfortunately, more than half of all depressed patients fail to respond to their first drug treatment," senior study author Rene Hen, of Columbia University, said in a news release. (MEDLINEplus)
Help Haiti with Money, Not Stuff Jan 15, 2010
Aid workers struggling to ease suffering after Hurricane Mitch reportedly worked late into the night sorting through half-used tubes of Preparation H and opened bottles of Prozac ... If only they could eat Prozac and Pajamas ... "Wow. And thats just what people throw away. And a relative few people. Yet its thousandsof metric tons. It goes to illustrate something: We suffer from overproduction and waste. Yet people everywhere starve. If only they could eat Prozac and Pajamas! What this means is... (CBS News)
Deployment Takes Toll on Army Wives Jan 15, 2010
"She said, 'Oh, everyone is on Prozac here,'" Henderson said. For the study, researchers excluded male spouses of female soldiers because their numbers are relatively small. (MEDLINEplus)
Men behaving madly Jan 14, 2010
But the trend reflects the popularisation of serotonin and books such as Prozac Nation. In 2005, NBC actually tried out a sitcom, Committed, a romantic comedy about an obsessive-compulsive maths genius and his nutty girlfriend. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Study in mice hints at why antidepressants fail Jan 14, 2010
Most antidepressants including the commonly used Prozac and Zoloft work by increasing the amount of serotonin, a message-carrying brain chemical made deep in the middle of the brain by cells known as raphe neurons ... "The most dramatic finding is that the mice that have high levels of receptors in these serotonin neurons do not respond to fluoxetine or Prozac," Hen said ... Eli Lilly and Co's Prozac, known generically as fluoxetine, and Pfizer Inc's Zoloft or sertraline belong to a... (MSNBC -- Health)
Letting in light on a disease of darkness Jan 11, 2010
There are a number of relatively new (Prozac debuted in 1987) medications to treat depression, one generation improved from the tricyclics of the past. Most of them have some side effects, and, in severe cases it can be difficult for doctors to match the right drug with the right individual. (Boston Globe)
Child's suicide raises medication questions Jan 10, 2010
471 Children who are prescribed drugs, such as Prozac or Lexapro, for major depression depressive disorder. Possible side effects are: nervousness; loss of appetite; anxiety or trouble sleeping; and feelings of irritability. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Antidepressants May Raise Women's Stroke Risk Jan 10, 2010
It found that women on selective serotonin uptake inhibitors (SSRIs, which include Celexa, Paxil, Prozac and Zoloft) had a 45 percent increase in risk for stroke and a 32 percent increase in risk for death from any cause, compared to non-users. Similar results were found for women on tricyclic antidepressants. (MEDLINEplus)
Natalie Portman Says She Stays Away From Jewish Roles Jan 10, 2010
Why Natalie Portman stays away from Jewish roles. Sunday, January 10, 2010. (Slate)
Antidepressants May Change Your Personality Jan 10, 2010
Other SSRIs include Prozac, Zoloft and Celexa. Though those drugs were not tested, Tang said the impact on the personality would likely be similar. (MEDLINEplus)
Heartburn Drugs Can Thwart Popular Blood Thinner Jan 10, 2010
Other drugs that may also interact with Plavix, making it less effective include: cimetidine (Tagamet), fluconazole (Diflucan), ketoconazole (Nizoral), voriconazole (Vfend), etravirine, felbamate (Felbatol), fluoxetine (Prozac), fluvoxamine (Luvox), and ticlopidine (Ticlid), according to the FDA.. Results of a study presented Monday at the American Heart Association's annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. (MEDLINEplus)
Treating Depression in Teens Has Lasting Benefits Jan 10, 2010
TADS is a randomized, controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of three common treatments for adolescents with depression: the antidepressant Prozac (also called fluoxetine); "talk therapy," also called cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT); their combination (Prozac plus CBT), and, where appropriate, management with a placebo pill (used as a control condition). A total of 327 depressed teens who participated in the study received active treatment for 36 weeks and were then followed for 1 year. (MEDLINEplus)
Headaches & Migraines Jan 10, 2010
Some common SSRIs include Zoloft, Prozac and Paxil. SNRIs include Cymbalta and Effexor. (CNN -- Health)
Most Depressed Adults Going Without Treatment Jan 10, 2010
The other study, conducted by researchers at the University of Colorado Denver and funded by Pfizer, Inc., discovered that many Medicaid patients taking second-generation antipsychotic medications such as olanzapine (Zyprexa), fluoxetine (Prozac) and risperidone (Risperdal), aren't getting tested for blood glucose or lipid levels, despite abundant warnings that these drugs raise the risk for diabetes. SOURCES: Hector M. Gonzalez, Ph. (MEDLINEplus)
