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When to use anti-anxiety drugs or antidepressant drugs
When to use anti-anxiety drugs or antidepressant drugs Two types of medication can be used: anti-anxiety drugs or antidepressant drugs. Anti-anxiety medication can be used but not for more than six weeks. It should be used only in special situations such as: • The anxiety is so great that the person is not able to […]
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Antidepressants have been associated with disabling effects
Antidepressants have been associated with a number of disabling effects, including tiredness, dry mouth, loss of libido and impotence, blurred vision, constipation, weight gain and palpitations. The tricyclic version of this type of drug was implicated in around 10 per cent of deaths from self-poisoning in Britain in the early 1980s. Tricyclics have now been […]
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