Some types of anti-seizure drugs used to treat epilepsy as well as depression, chronic pain, migraine, bipolar disorder, and other conditions, are associated with a higher risk of suicide and violent death than other drugs in the same class, according to a new study.
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Drugs Used to Treat Pain, Depression Linked to Suicide Risk
(Getty Images) By Michael Slenske Lana, a 38 year-old publicist in Los Angeles, was diagnosed with genital herpes in 1997. Since then, she has “kind of been hiding” from the dating scene. Let’s face it: How do you drop that bomb on a potential love interest? And when? She considered a number of online dating venues, but she says Match.com asked too many questions on its enrollment form, eHarmony was too “religious,” and MySpace was too much of a “hookup zone.” “I wanted to meet men with my same diagnosis so we wouldn’t [need to] have ‘the talk,’ or fear of rejection and transmitting,” she says
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Finding Love Online, Despite Health Problems
Learn how the symptoms of Depression, anxiety disorder, and bipolar disorder compare.
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Depression, Anxiety, or Bipolar Disorder – Which Is It?
Several different mood disorders — including anxiety and bipolar disorder — cause symptoms of depression. Here are questions to ask your doctor to make sure you get the right treatment.
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Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Depression Symptoms
(Getty Images) By Anne Harding MONDAY, December 7 (Health.com) — People who take antidepressants such as Paxil often say they feel less stressed and more outgoing, lively, and confident. Now a new study suggests it’s not just because they’re less depressed. In fact, such drugs may alter two key personality traits linked to depression —neuroticism and extraversion—independently of their effect on depression symptoms. “Medication can definitely change people’s personalities, and change them quite substantially,” says the lead author of the study, Tony Z. Tang, PhD, a professor of psychology at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill
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Antidepressants Change Personality, Study Suggests
New research suggests that an internal body clock that goes on the fritz could be a factor in the development of bipolar disorder in children.
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Bipolar Disorder May Be Tied to Body Clock
(Getty Images) By Anne Harding TUESDAY, Oct. 20, 2009 (Health.com) — Patients in the 13 states where medical marijuana is legal can now light up without fear of federal reprisal, but they may still have to answer to local authorities
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Medical Marijuana Users Cautiously Optimistic About New Federal Policy
A fever or a sore throat are pretty blatant hints that something’s up, but our bodies can also give us clues about some less-than-obvious health conditions. Check out what these six physical traits tell us about our health risks .
In honor of Mental Illness Awareness Week , brush up on the facts behind common myths and misconceptions about schizophrenia—in a comic book ! [TallGuyWrites] The simple swaps and hearty vegetable toppings on these 10 pizza recipes bump up the nutritional value of one of our favorite indulgences. Best of all, all 10 are guilt-free at less than 300 calories. [MyRecipes] We’ve got lots of unexpected suggestions for memory boosters , but none so surprising as the recent news that scientists have created a nasal spray that can help your memory . [Popular Science] You know there’s caffeine, and of course some water, but what else is hiding in your cup of joe
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Nasal Spray Improves Memory, a Comic Book About Schizophrenia, and What Coffee Has in Common With Cockroaches
