Within the fourteen years, since Prozac, Paxil, and the other SSRIs hit the market, they have considerably changed the ways of treating depression. Currently, nearly seven million American citizens take the antidepressant medications for everything from generalized nervousness to PMS, however there is increasing evidence that their effectiveness may be more marketing hype than miracle cure.

For the very first time, the scientists have revealed that the antidepressant medication Effexor XR provides patients with a long-term relief from the disabling symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder. This is promising news to the millions of people in the United States alone who are experiencing this condition.

The great amount of Prozac-type medications available at the drug store provide secure and effective relief from depression - but frequently at the cost of a patient’s sexual desire or ability to achieve orgasm. Currently, there is a new medication that bypasses such problems.

A little research of breast cancer survivors with menopausal symptoms reported at an American Cancer Society conference here reveals that Paxil (paroxetine), a popular antidepressant drug, appears to provide relief from the severity and frequency of hot flashes.

Women usually flourish in group therapy: It is typical for women to share emotions. However, men frequently resist going and wilt when they get there. Many just hang it up.

Menopause is a stage in every woman’s life. Then, the woman’s ovaries cease to produce the hormones: estrogen and progesterone and as a result a woman stops having her monthly menstrual cycle (her period). It is a normal part of aging and it symbolizes the end of a woman’s reproductive years. Menopause typically takes place in a woman’s late 40’s to early 50’s.

Nerve pain that results from diabetic peripheral neuropathy can be very severe, continuous, and not easy to treat. It may begin as a tingling sensation, nut later numbness and pain occur. However, there are two crucial points that everybody who suffers from diabetes and peripheral neuropathy should be aware of:

A 24-year-old graduate student from Pittsburgh April, who is a friend of mine, started taking the popular antidepressant medication Zoloft in February. She says the medication is wonderful. April is calmer and much less anxious – even though when she pauses to think about it, the 50-milligram blue tablet she takes each morning seems to be causing her all kinds of anxiety.

It has been believed for a long time that Insomnia is a symptom of depression. However, according to the latest study, it may actually activate this mental disease.

“I have already tried all the medications my physician recommended for depression. None of them worked and each brought about severe side effects, therefore I asked my physician whether we could try St. John’s wort. He was even more surprised than I was when it worked out so well.”
—Nancy, 42