It seems as though there’s a medication for every type of ailment. You reach for ibuprofen when you have a headache or antihistamines for allergies. The same goes for mental health conditions like ...

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 ...

For some people who stop taking an ssri or snri antidepressant, they can get a weird side effect called brain zaps. And even ...

Thomas Kingston, who was the husband of Lady Gabriella Kingston, died of a head injury at his parent's home last February. He had been on antidepressants and stopped taking the medication in the days ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Monitoring side effects can help you track patterns, manage any discomfort, and identify issues that may require adjustments. Starting a new antidepressant can bring relief, but it’s important to ...

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 ...

Share on Pinterest New research provides robust evidence of the wide range of antidepressant side effects. Iuliia Bondar/Getty Images A large new study found that the side effects of antidepressants ...

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Researchers have discovered new connections between the gut and brain that hold promise for more targeted future treatments for depression and anxiety, and which could point scientists to ways of ...