What Doctors Don't Tell You’Tis the season that brings to mind auld acquaintances, and Roaccutane (isotretinoin), the acne drug, is fully deserving of the biggest Drug of the Month welcome.
I am no longer a psychiatrist. I renounce it because I believe cruelty is at the core of the profession.
In my early days in the field,
The Committee on Safety of Medicines may consider limiting the use of the older and potentially more toxic tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline, unless GPs reduce the number of prescrip ...
Glucosamine and chondroitin are popular remedies for osteoarthritis - but do they actually work?
Children as young as two are being prescribed powerful mood-changing drugs such as Prozac and other antidepressants. Although usage usually begins at the age of six and then carries on until the age of 19,
Three and a half years ago, my husband Terry had a severe psychotic breakdown which led to his being treated as an inpatient in a private psychiatric hospital in the Midlands. His regime of antidepressants started with lithium,
American Institute for Preventive MedicineA lot of people think about suicide or say things like, "I wish I was dead" at times of great stress. For most people these thoughts are a way to express anger, frustration, and other strong emotions. They may not, in and of themselves be a sign of...
