Understanding Antidepressants’ Side Effects on Sleep: Sedation & Insomnia
🚀 Why is This Knowledge Important for Mental Health Professionals? Antidepressants play a critical role in treating major depressive disorder (MDD), but their impact on…
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Understanding Weight Gain Risks with Antidepressants: Key Findings from Recent Research
Antidepressants are a cornerstone in the treatment of major depressive disorder and other mood-related conditions. However, a well-known side effect of these medications is weight…
Antidepressants & Hyponatremia Risk
Clinical Case Discussion: Hyponatremia Risk with Antidepressants Dr. Satinderpal Kaur (Family Medicine) & Dr. Harvinder Singh (Psychiatry) will continue their discussion to integrate clinical cases…
Drug Interactions: Antidepressants & Caffeine
Caffeine is a natural stimulant that affects the central nervous system leading to increased alertness and reduced fatigue. Many people rely on caffeine to kick-start…
Drug Interactions: Atomoxetine & Antidepressants
Let’s begin by answering this question first: This question is more directed toward drug-drug interactions and the role of Cytochrome P450: Atomoxetine is metabolized by…
Psycho-Ophthalmology: Psychotropics Ocular Adverse Events
PSYCHIATRY EDUCATION FORUM ACADEMY’S LECTURE SERIES: Let’s begin by answering these questions first: Answers: Answer to Q1: (c) Nortriptyline Prefer TCAs with low affinity for…
MDD Augmentation: Stimulants
We continue our lecture series “10 Augmentation Strategies for MDD” with our sixth lecture on the role of Stimulants as an augmentation for major depressive…
Augmentation Strategies for Major Depressive Disorder
PSYCHIATRY EDUCATION FORUM ACADEMY’S LECTURE SERIES: MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER: 10 AUGMENTATION STRATEGIES Introduction Psychiatry Education Forum Academy continues to provide high-quality, evidence-based & practice-oriented discussions…
Antidepressants use with Ischemic Heart Disease?
It is well known that ischemic heart disease (IHD) can increase the risk of depression but depression can also increase the risk of IHD. It…
Antidepressant use with Hepatitis C?
Before Scrolling Down ==> Submit Your Answer First 🙂 According to this review article published in BMC Gastroenterology: Level 1 Evidence is based on ≥…
Safer Antidepressants with Bleeding Risk?
BEFORE SCROLLING DOWN ==> SUBMIT YOUR ANSWERS FIRST 🙂 . . . . What is the Underlying Mechanism? SSRIs limit uptake of blood serotonin by…
Gingko Biloba for Antidepressants Induced Sexual Dysfunction?
Can Ginkgo Biloba help with antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction? WHAT IS THE LIKELY MECHANISM OF ACTION: Prostaglandin synthesis and vasodilation ==> resulting in increase peripheral blood…
Antidepressant Induced Excessive Sweating
Antidepressant-induced excessive sweating (ADIES) is reported in more than 20% of patients taking antidepressants. For this reason, the knowledge on how to identify and manage…
Antidepressant use during Lactation?
BEFORE SCROLLING DOWN ==> SUBMIT YOUR ANSWERS FIRST 🙂 Antidepressant treatment is indicated for post-partum depression. For this reason, it is of direct clinical relevance…
Comparing Serotonin Modulators: Vortioxetine vs Vilazodone
Serotonin modulators are a class of medications approved for the treatment of the major depressive disorder. Psychiatry Education Forum Academy’s recent chapter will compare these…
Ginkgo Biloba for Antidepressants Induced Sexual Dysfunction
Can Ginkgo Biloba help with antidepressants induced sexual dysfunction? MECHANISM OF ACTION: Prostaglandin synthesis and vasodilation ==> resulting in increase peripheral blood flow and to…
Antidepressant with Renal Impairment?
A 43-year-old male with a history of major depressive disorder is referred to you by his primary care physician for management of depression with the…
Emotional Blunting with Antidepressants Versus Anhedonia from MDD?
Antidepressants are well known to cause this side effects of emotional blunting. It is clinically relevant to diagnose this early in the treatment as this…
Antidepressant & Tamoxifen use in Breast Cancer?
Depression and anxiety are common comorbidities in breast cancer patients. As a results patients with breast cancer may require treatment with antidepressants. For this reason,…
Grinding your Teeth in Depression
We all know about the risk of extrapyramidal symptoms with the use of antipsychotics. A similar risk can also be seen with antidepressants, but this…