News tagged with amitriptyline
Antidepressant and placebo are equally effective in child pain relief
Oct 01, 2009 |
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When used "off-label," the antidepressant amitriptyline works just as well as placebo in treating pain-predominant gastrointestinal disorders in children, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journa ...
Antidepressant directly stimulates brain growth factor receptors
Jun 25, 2009 |
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The widely used antidepressant and pain medication amitriptyline--but not other closely related drugs -- can impersonate the brain's own growth factors, researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have shown.
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National trial to test new treatment for chronic, severe indigestion
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Could medicines used for depression also treat chronic, severe indigestion? Scientists at Mayo Clinic suspect they can and, backed by funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), they are testing that premise in ...
Neuropathic pain: The sea provides a new hope of relief
Aug 05, 2009 |
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A compound initially isolated from a soft coral (Capnella imbricata) collected at Green Island off Taiwan, could lead scientists to develop a new set of treatments for neuropathic pain - chronic pain that sometimes follow ...
Scientists search for sleepless souls suffering lifelong insomnia
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Most people have experienced the odd sleepless night before a crucial exam, a job interview or before going on holiday, but few people get by with just a couple of hours of sleep a day, every day.
Newer Antidepressants Not Always Better
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May 06, 2009 |
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Old standby Zoloft? Late-model Lexapro? New antidepressants might be no more effective than the best existing drugs, according to two new systematic reviews that compared 12 commonly used medications.
Antidepressant found to alleviate symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in adolescents
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May 01, 2008 |
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Researchers at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA have found that low-dose antidepressant therapy can significantly improve the overall quality of life for adolescents suffering from irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS.
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