Venlafaxine

CLINICAL CLARIFICATION12, 22, 1, 5 • Peri-menopause, also known as the menopausal transition, precedes the menopause and is characterized by irregular menstrual cycles with associated endocrinologic changes and symptoms of hypoestrogenism. • Menopause is defined as amenorrhea for 12 months due to gametogenic failure, thus marking the beginning of the post-menopause. CLASSIFICATION20 • Peri-menopause ○ Early – Variable cycle length, > 7 days different from normal – Increased intermenstrual…

Serotonin - norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs ) are another type of drugs that are used to “treat depression and other common PTSD symptoms”(“PTSD: National Center for PTSD”). SNRIs like SSRIs are used to treat depression. SNRIs include Venlafaxine, Duloxetine, Desvenlafaxine and many more. Many doctors will give their patients antipsychotics such as Benzodiazepines even though these types…

Social stigma and labelling can have a huge impact on the attitude of medication in the client. Subsequently, the reaction of family and friends of the patients to the disorder as well as the medication also may become a social problem. For example, a patient’s spouse may divorce him or her and children may neglect them. There are other problems as well such as discrimination from employers and general public. Psychology academics often debate about the ethical issues surrounding drug therapy.…

Hot flashes, or vasomotor symptoms (VMS), are the most common symptom of perimenopause.1 During the menopausal transition, women experience fluctuations in sex hormones produced by the ovaries including estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. While the exact pathophysiology of hot flashes is still unclear, the proposed mechanism is decreased levels of neurotransmitters in the thermoregulatory center of the hypothalamus. Estrogen withdrawal induces production of hypothalamic norepinephrine and…

A psychiatric disability is a psychological, mental disorder, or condition that interferes with a person’s ability to perform routine tasks, such as attending classes at school or performing duties at work. Many different types of mental disorders can be considered a psychiatric disability, but anxiety and mood disorders are the most common. (Weisman 1) Anxiety disorder includes the conditions that create intense feelings of fear, anxiety, and panic in a person when placed in certain situations.…

During the antidepressant treatment phase, we found 1) the OSA group performed significantly worse on the SRT delayed recall at week 16 compared to the non-OSA group, and the results remained significant after controlling for baseline performance, age, gender, and education; 2) the OSA group had a greater microvascular burden, including DWMHs, PVHs, and SCGs, as well as grade 2 and 3 lesions in DWM, PVH, and SCG, 3) between groups, the differences in the hippocampal and entorhinal cortex volumes…

Many people view depression as just being sad, but it’s not just that. It is a disease that takes over a person ability to feel emotions. Most people can easily recognize signs and symptoms of heart attack, asthma attack, hypertension and many more medical conditions. However they struggle with the day in and day out signs and symptoms of depression. Depression does not only involve the mind . It also affects how people process their thoughts, emotion, and body . The vast majority will be…

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder In the 1990 's the disorders, Attention-Deficit Disorder, which shortened is A.D.D., and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, also known as A.D.H.D., was officially combined into one disorder which is Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, which is also known as A.D/H.D. Although many people today still call the disorder A.D.D. and A.D.H.D. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder mainly affects children and teens. It affects 3-5% of the children…

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder has been in society for a long time. It has outdated the DSM and at times, the behaviors exhibited by those with OCD were not categorized or accurately diagnosed. In the seventeenth century, obsessions and compulsions were often described as symptoms of religious melancholy. Modern concepts of OCD began to evolve in the nineteenth century, when Faculty Psychology, Phrenology and Mesmerism were popular theories and when neurosis implied a neuropathological condition.…

SSRI’s and SNRI’s Efficacy Rates in Treating MDD Amongst Different Age Groups Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most common mental disorders in the U.S and is considered among the most burdensome diseases in the world. Major Depressive Disorders affects many different age groups ranging from children to the elderly population. A principal symptom of depression is anhedonia, which consists of a lack of interest or pleasure in usual daily activities that would typically be…