Word: zoloft
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...innovative ways to expand coverage, increasing the number of citizens eligible for the program. But just when more people need it, 49 state governments have cut Medicaid is some way - 45 are limiting drug coverage, 27 are tightening eligibility rules, 25 are cutting benefits. Illinois Medicaid patients on Zoloft are now required to buy larger pills and cut them in half. A Democratic candidate could promise to push states to use Medicaid to cover more of the uninsured and to give them the money...
Then in the 1970s, neuropharmacologists realized that they could minimize side effects by focusing just on serotonin. Antidepressant drugs like Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft, known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, were developed to keep serotonin from being reabsorbed quickly into nerve cells when it is produced...
...clinical trial that got a lot of publicity last year, the herb St.-John's-wort failed to work better than a placebo in treating severe depression. The study also showed that Zoloft, one of the most popular prescription antidepressants, did no better than a placebo either, but that result attracted little attention. In the real world, people do not take St.-John's-wort for severe depression--they use it for mild to moderate conditions. Zoloft, on the other hand, is considered a powerful weapon in the ongoing war on mental illness...
...ZOLOFT For 5% of menstruating women, their time of the month can be particularly exhausting, both emotionally and physically. Those who suffer from premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a severe form of PMS, are often debilitated by feelings of sadness and changes in their sleeping and eating habits. Now there's help. The FDA has approved a popular antidepressant, Zoloft, for treatment of PMDD. It works by keeping brain nerves bathed in the chemical serotonin. And unlike other PMDD treatments, such as hormones or psychotherapy, it has been studied in depth in clinical trials...
...computer-generated name and massive marketing campaign, it didn't just take over the market for antidepressants; it expanded that market many times over, quickly becoming one of the world's best-selling drugs. Although originally approved only for adults with "symptoms of depressive illness," Prozac and its imitators (Zoloft, Paxil, Celexa, Luvox) are taken today by millions of patients--including more and more children--who don't necessarily meet the textbook criteria for clinical depression. Veterinarians have even made Prozac their No. 1 choice for dogs with the blues...