My over all approach to antidepressants after spending 20 years caring for people who were misdiagnosed multiple times and who have long term impacts from those misdiagnosis is;
Do everything possible to ensure the diagnosis is as accurate as possible even if it means delaying treatment by months to a year so that the pattern of the disorder is evident. Because it is that pattern which is primary in diagnosis....and medicating early will influence that pattern and lead to misdiagnosis.
Unfortunately the medical profession use antidepressants as a front line mental health treatment. Which works great for depression....but depression often masks a more complex diagnosis which may not be friendly to antidepressants.
Depression symptoms are also associated with thyroid disorders, diabetes, PCOS and other medical conditions which can worsen it only the symptom and not the condition is treated.
Antidepressants are great...for depression...just be sure they take the time to accurately diagnose
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http://www.nps.org.au/medicines/brain-and-nervous-system/antidepressant-...
Is the drug info for it.....I have not used it.
My over all approach to antidepressants after spending 20 years caring for people who were misdiagnosed multiple times and who have long term impacts from those misdiagnosis is;
Do everything possible to ensure the diagnosis is as accurate as possible even if it means delaying treatment by months to a year so that the pattern of the disorder is evident. Because it is that pattern which is primary in diagnosis....and medicating early will influence that pattern and lead to misdiagnosis.
Unfortunately the medical profession use antidepressants as a front line mental health treatment. Which works great for depression....but depression often masks a more complex diagnosis which may not be friendly to antidepressants.
Depression symptoms are also associated with thyroid disorders, diabetes, PCOS and other medical conditions which can worsen it only the symptom and not the condition is treated.
Antidepressants are great...for depression...just be sure they take the time to accurately diagnose