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Supplements for Depression & Anxiety
…so long as no claim is made for the product as a treatment or cure for a specific disease or condition, then “they can say anything they want to” about the supposed benefits of using it.
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Depression in a Pandemic
Depression, whatever the cause, doesn’t respond well to willpower. No better, for that matter, than addiction does.
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Esketamine Second Thoughts
The first trials did not demonstrate effectiveness beyond placebo. So the FDA allowed a third trial which apparently did, at least a little.
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Withdrawal Dilemma
The physician, meanwhile, depends on the information provided by medical science, usually in the form of materials from the pharma firm that markets the product.
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Ketamine Comeback
…for a casual reader, anecdotes such as hers are like commercials for drug use.
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Opioid Disorders and Depression
The increased incidence of depression, anxiety, and other psychiatric symptoms linked to OUD may also help to account for high rates of relapse among patients, post-treatment, versus other substance disorders.
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Psychedelia
My concern is that these same hallucinogens have a pronounced tendency to escape the research environment and find their way out into the streets
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Tapering off Anti-Depressants
In the absence of complaints, the prescriber can be tempted to assume things are going well, when in fact they aren’t.
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Depression Update
Patients with severe substance disorders may experience depression as a result of the cumulative effects of their substance use.
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Celebrity Testimonials
It’s an illness that at different times seems to respond to everything and nothing. As in ‘everything works for someone, and nothing works for everyone.’
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Pills by Default
Besides, your insurance company probably loves them. It’s cheaper than extended psychotherapy.
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Recognizing Depression
The better we understand the origins of a depressed mood, the more likely we are to come up with an effective remedy.
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