And when his GP suggested he try antidepressants, he felt relieved that there seemed to be a simple solution. But he had no idea that while the pills would alleviate his depression, they would ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Jill Grimes is author of “The Ultimate College Student Health Handbook: Your Guide for Everything From Hangovers to Homesickness.” Grimes has more than 30 years of ...

The effect of antidepressants on sleep has been widely documented, with different people experiencing varying side effects, depending on the medication they take. When I first started taking ...

Research suggests that antidepressants may help treat menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes and night sweats. Antidepressants are medications that help treat symptoms of depression. Most impact ...

Is it safe to drink alcohol while taking antidepressant medications? What about using weed? What will happen if I skip a dose of my medicine so I can drink at a party? Are any over-the-counter ...

Thousands of bottles of a common antidepressant have been pulled from shelves after they were found to contain a cancer-causing chemical. The FDA announced that more than 7,000 bottles of ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a nationwide recall of thousands of bottles of antidepressants. These bottles were found to contain levels of a potentially cancer-causing ...

My Experience Treating Women During Pregnancy As a specialist in psychopharmacology and reproductive psychiatry, I have treated many women taking antidepressant medications during their pregnancies.

The FDA is recalling thousands of bottles of duloxetine, the generic form of Cymbalta, due to high levels of a cancer-causing chemical found during manufacturing. The recall, announced on ...

Thousands of bottles of the antidepressant duloxetine, which is the generic version of Cymbalta, have been recalled due to the presence of a toxic chemical, according to a notice from the Food and ...

Despite being a first-line treatment for adolescent depression and anxiety, antidepressant drugs appear to have questionable efficacy and carry an increased risk of adverse effects in this population.

The matchup: Two doses of psilocybin, the active ingredient in “magic mushrooms,” against a six-week course of the popular antidepressant escitalopram, often sold as Lexapro or Cipralex.