by Sue Robbins | Aug 21, 2013 | Headache Drugs
While one in five Americans take at least one psychiatric medication, our country is facing a crisis in new drug breakthroughs. Dr. Richard A Friedman, a professor of clinical psychiatry at Weil Cornell Medical College believes the drugs available to patients with...
by Sue Robbins | May 24, 2013 | Headache Drugs
Can antidepressants help some people with heart disease better deal with stress? Researchers at Duke University studied people with heart disease and how they reacted when faced with challenging social and mental tests. Participants who were taking an antidepressant...
by Dr Robbins | Jan 1, 2013 | Headache Drugs
A new body of research is suggesting a link between Botox and treating depression. The latest study looked at 84 participants who had severe depression for an average of two years. None of the participants responded to antidepressant medications. Some of the patients...
by Dr Robbins | Dec 10, 2012 | Headache Drugs
A new drug – called GLYX-13 – that targets the brain in a different way was announced recently by Northwestern University researchers. The drug has been tested in patients who had not responded to other antidepressants. “We saw a robust,...
by Dr Robbins | Dec 6, 2012 | Headache Drugs
According to a new study, about a third of menopausal women who took antidepressants for hot flashes and night sweats, saw a return of symptoms after they stopped taking the drug. Dr. Hadine Joffe, associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and lead...
