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The risks of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor use in infertile women: a review of... - 0 views

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    There is just no reason to take SSRIs during pregnancy.  SSRIs increase risk of miscarriage, birth defects, preterm birth, newborn behavior problems, pulmonary hypertension...All women considering pregnancy should removed, yet SSRIs are prescribed as if they are candy.
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Effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors o... [Thyroid. 2009] - PubMed - NCBI - 0 views

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    Interesting study.  They found a "significant reduction of T(3) after 15 and 30 days" with SSRI use, yet their conclusion is SSRI is safe in hypothyroid.   The take is that part of the weight gain associated with SSRI use is through dysfunction of thyroid hormone production as the effects were also found with T4.
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Breast enlargement during chronic antidepres... [J Affect Disord. 1997] - PubMed - NCBI - 0 views

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    SSRI therapy increases breast growth.  Both SSRI and venlafaxine increase "mammoplasia", but SSRI was more significant.
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Persistent sexual dysfunction after discontinuatio... [J Sex Med. 2008] - PubMed result - 0 views

  • SSRIs can cause long-term effects on all aspects of the sexual response cycle that may persist after they are discontinued
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    Sexual side effects often persist long after SSRIs stopped
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SpringerLink - Article - 0 views

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    SSRI increase serotonin levels rapidly after initiation of therapy; to rapid to explain the therapeutic latency associated with re-uptake inhibition only
Nathan Goodyear

PsychiatryOnline | American Journal of Psychiatry | S-Adenosyl Methionine (SAMe) Augmen... - 0 views

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    SAMe, in SSRI non-responders, resulted in a 46.1% response and a 35.8% remission compared to placebo.
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Arch Gen Psychiatry -- Abstract: Trajectories of Depression Severity in Clinical Trials... - 0 views

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    amazingly, up to 20% of patents with depression do worse on anti-depressant therapy (SSRI).  These are labeled non-responders, but when compared to placebo, the difference was significant.  Maybe, we should check their neurotransmitters first? 
Nathan Goodyear

In vivo and in vitro estrogenic activity of t... [Reprod Toxicol. 2012] - PubMed - NCBI - 0 views

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    SSRI, fluoxetine shown to increase "estrogenic response" in vitro and in vivo studies of breast cancer cell lines.
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Pharmacological causes of hyperprolactinemia - 0 views

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    SSRI as well as other antidepressants cause hyperprolactinemia.  Antipsychotics are well known to increase prolactin production.
Nathan Goodyear

Low environmental levels of fluoxetine induce ... [Aquat Toxicol. 2012] - PubMed - NCBI - 0 views

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    Yes, this study looked at molluscs, but water SSRI exposure shown to increase estradiol levels in the molluscs.  
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T3 augmentation of SSRI resistant depression. [J Affect Disord. 2006] - PubMed result - 0 views

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    T3 improves depressive symptoms in patients with SSRI resistant depression.
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SpringerLink - Journal of Neural Transmission, Volume 106, Numbers 7-8 - 0 views

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    inositol not effective in SSRI non-responders
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Interferon-alpha-induced changes in tryptoph... [Biol Psychiatry. 2003] - PubMed - NCBI - 0 views

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    paroxetine, SSRI, shown to improve depressive symptoms without altering kynurenine levels.  Revealing underlying issue of depression in many individuals is disordered tryptophan metabolism due to inflammation
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A Case of Galactorrhea Associated with Excitalopram - 0 views

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    Lexapro can increase Prolactin levels which can cause libido dysfunction and galactorrhea as in this case.
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Light Therapy More Effective Than Prozac in Patients With Major Depression | Natural Me... - 0 views

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    new study finds that light therapy therapy for major depression outperformed prozac therapy.  This study was short at only 8 weeks.
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Frontiers | Primum Non Nocere: An Evolutionary Analysis of Whether Antidepressants Do M... - 0 views

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    antidepressants do more harm than good, is the conclusion of this study.
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Current Issue : Obstetrics & Gynecology - 0 views

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    analysis of 3 clinical trials found that up to 40% of 447 women that were treated with antidepressant therapy found no benefit.  Physical symptoms were provided little, if any benefit.
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Association between patient beliefs regard... [J Clin Psychiatry. 2011] - PubMed - NCBI - 0 views

  • Patient beliefs regarding treatment may have a stronger association with clinical outcome than the actual medication received
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    study reveals that the benefit of the anti-depressant is "placebo"
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Are antidepressants as effective as claimed... [Can J Psychiatry. 2007] - PubMed - NCBI - 0 views

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    Editorial from Dr. Moncrieff.  The title of the editorial tells you everything you need to know.  
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J Clin Psychiatry / Document Archive - 0 views

  • This trial of urban MDD patients failed to confirm that either active treatment was better than placebo
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    study reveals that antidepressants no better than placebo. This study was sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health.  
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