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Catlin says UHS does prescribe antidepressantssuch as Zoloft, Prozac and Paxil when they aredeemed necessary by consulting psychiatrists...
...calling it. Onstage is a band called Foamola, consisting of a bald male organist, a homeless man playing what appear to be a pair of rocks and a female vocalist who yowls, "When I read a book, I always read Balzac!/ When I take a drug, I always take Prozac!" Mercifully, an emcee named Jane Doe finally seizes the mike and asks, to the delight of the assembled digerati, "Just who the hell is Phiber Optik? A soft drink...
...that fatty foods can increase the amount of serotonin in the brain. So it appears that some people who are obese do not make enough serotonin and are in effect trying to treat their depression, or at least feel more satisfied, by overeating. That is why antidepressant drugs, like Prozac, seem to help people shed pounds. Unfortunately, the results are short-lived: patients lose weight at first, but after a year's treatment they have usually gained all of it back...
...Prozac: Depression drug on trial...
...absorb serotonin in quick bursts that ripple throughout the cerebrum. Although no one understands quite why, low levels of the chemical are associated with clinical depression. As a result, serotonin has become the target for a whole new genre of antidepressant drugs -- the most popular of which is Prozac -- that keep it active in the brain longer than usual...