Antidepressants

Facts and common misconceptions about some of America’s most widely used drugs.

How informed consent about long-term prescriptions can be improved.

Matthew Perry’s death was attributed to the effects of high levels of the anesthetic drug, which is increasingly used to treat depression.

Responses to an essay offering advice on winning the nomination. Also: Civil debates; questions for Hamas and Israel; fraught times; antipsychotic drugs.

S.S.R.I.s, the most widely prescribed antidepressants, frequently cause sexual problems. Here’s what patients can do about it.

Some patients are speaking up about lasting sexual problems after stopping antidepressants, a poorly understood condition.

Los medicamentos para la diabetes y fármacos similares podrían contrarrestar el aumento de peso en pacientes que toman antipsicóticos y antidepresivos. También podrían tener efectos aún poco estudiados.

Doctors say the diabetes medication, and drugs like it, could counteract the weight patients gain on antipsychotics and antidepressants.

En un reciente estudio se encontró que los restos de coronavirus en el intestino pueden disminuir la producción de serotonina en algunos pacientes.

In some patients, remnants of the coronavirus in the gut may stifle production of serotonin, an important neurotransmitter, researchers suggest.