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Pristiq For Major Depression – Clinical Details on CorePsych Radio

by Dr Charles Parker on July 8, 2009 · 0 comments

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Depression Medications Turn a New Corner – Pristiq Details Help Understand Why and How

Some think that Pristiq is just another Effexor XR – but they aren’t thinking about the details. In this CorePsych Radio [Program 19 - tomorrow at 4 EDT] I will break down the specific details, the benefits and the concerns on this significantly different, safe and effective new medication. Download the pdf outline for Pristiq details and tune in to the live program here.

All antidepressant are clearly not the same, and discontinuation challenges amply demonstrate the problem of assuming that all serotonergic medications hit the same receptors. If you switch them out without a careful ’switch taper’ you will witness discontinuation – even if in the same family.

Pass this along to your colleagues and friends who are curious about the latest from the clinical and research fronts on this very interesting new antidepressant – it’s different.

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Tagged as: Addiction medicine, ADHD, Antidepressant, Bipolar, Bipolar Disorder, Brain Injury, Depression, Desvenlafaxine, Mental health, Mood, Psychiatric Medications, Venlafaxine

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Notes On ADD: CorePsychPodcast

by Dr Charles Parker on February 4, 2007 · 0 comments

Heads up!

Some of you may not be tuned into my audio site over at CorePsychPodcast, so just to let you know today I sent over an audio MP3 file, downloadable from iTunes, and playable on your machine.

Today, Episode 3: The Wrong Meds – Why they don’t work

In previous programs:
Episode 1: Diagnosis – I discussed the diagnosis of ADD and how
we can understand prefrontal cortical function in the office. If we
think biologically, functionally, we are closer to making the
diagnosis. It’s all about thinking and acting in time. Kinda like dancing.

Episode 2: Right Meds – How they work. After we make the diagnosis,
let’s think more carefully about the use of meds. They do work, but
only if considered correctly on the front end. Titration, dosage, and
selection of meds based upon 1/2 life [duration of effectiveness] are
all important subjects.

and for today:

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Tagged as: ADD, Adderall, Amphetamine, Antidepressant, basal ganglion, bowel, co-morbid, Concerta, corepsychpodcast, Depression, Diagnosis, DOE, dopamine, Dosage, drug interaction, duration of effectiveness, Fluoxetine, Focalin, liver, Medication, metabolic pathway, methylphenidate, Paxil, Pharmacogenomics, Pharmacology, Prozac, Rate of Metabolism, Ritalin, Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, SSRI, Stimulant, Symptoms, Titration, Treatment, ultrametabolism

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Metabolism Relevance: SSRIs and Depression

January 2, 2007 Brain/Body Evidence

Metabolic irregularities frequently interfere with the effectiveness of SSRIs, indeed any psych meds or supplements.
Two points bear attention:

Eat right: If you don’t bring in the right nutritional components, you simply will not get better. SSRIs are “serotonin reuptake inhibitors.” They rearrange neurotransmitters that are already in your body. If your steam engine is chugging up [...]

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ADD and Depression: A dangerous mix

December 28, 2006 Blog

Number 2 FDA, SSRI and Suicide Series: ADD/ADHD present very frequently with all the variety of depressions. Sometime ADD is comorbid, exists together as a second shadow problem with depression, -and less frequently arises as secondary to [caused by the} the depression.
In the latter presentation, when it is caused by the depression, antidepressants correct the [...]

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Bipolar, SSRIs and Suicide

December 16, 2006 Bipolar

Bipolar Brains run more fast and hot with SSRIs. Bipolar Brains are fragile, already hypermetabolic, and react very poorly to any stimulation such as adding an SSRI or stimulants for ADD. Individuals with Bipolar can emotionally become unraveled quickly because their internal brain physiology is moving way too fast. Instead of idling at a reasonable [...]

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Kids and Antidepressants: Why they don’t mix.

December 4, 2006 Beyond ADHD

Depression and children, antidepressants for children: a frequently misunderstood topic, and Time says it’s one of the most important issues of the medical year [from Depression on that page]
Researchers still don’t understand why severely depressed teenagers are more likely than adults to commit suicide while taking antidepressant drugs like Paxil, but a major study out [...]

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ADD ADHD Medications: SSRI + Amphetamine Interactions Cause Serious Problems

November 25, 2006 Beyond ADHD

The overall lack of appreciation regarding the seriousness of these interactions is creating a great negative buzz that results in profound negative consequences for those who either need treatment or are currently taking stimulant meds with antidepressants.

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