Legendary musician Ozzy Osbourne recently opened up about how antidepressants have seriously affected his sex drive. The Black Sabbath rocker started the drugs after hitting a mental health “plateau” that was severely low. Ozzy has fought multiple health battles recently, including a Parkinson’s diagnosis and numerous surgeries for his severe falls. Ozzy Osbourne Says Antidepressants … Read more
Clinical depression is considered one of the most treatable mood disorders, but neither the condition nor the drugs used against it are fully understood. First-line SSRI treatments (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) likely free up more of the neurotransmitter serotonin to improve communication between neurons. But the question of how SSRIs enduringly change a person’s mood … Read more
New research might complicate our understanding of ketamine as a potential treatment for depression. The study found that people with depression who were either given saline or ketamine before undergoing anesthesia for a surgery experienced a similar improvement in their symptoms afterward. The findings suggest that at least some of the therapeutic benefits seen with … Read more