Daphne Berryhill is an oncology pharmacist and freelance writer. She loves the collaborative process of creating health content. Her goal as a writer is to offer information that’s meaningful, ...

Doctors have long known that antidepressants come with side effects for cardiovascular and metabolic health. But a major analysis from a team of researchers in the U.K. has, for the first time, pulled ...

Switching from an SSRI to an SNRI typically involves gradually tapering off the SSRI under a doctor’s guidance and starting the SNRI at a low dose. Switching from a selective serotonin reuptake ...

A new study compared the effects of 30 drugs on cholesterol, blood pressure and weight gain. By Chloe W. Shakin A new large-scale analysis found that the short-term cardiovascular and metabolic side ...

More than 1 in 10 people in the United States take an antidepressant. And the most commonly prescribed type of antidepressant are SSRIs – or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. That's like Zoloft ...

The novel serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) ammoxetine may effectively treat major depressive disorder (MDD) while avoiding some side effects common to other antidepressants, new ...