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Newest Antidepressants
The newest antidepressants both in the hospital and on the market are being researched daily to discover what other effects might occur when taking these medications besides what is advertised. While there is no drug that is one hundred percent completely side effect free, those who make the newest antidepressants strive to reduce the chances and potency of these side effects. Unfortunately, not even the newest antidepressants are safe from the side effects that seem to occur when taking most types of medication. Some of the more worrying or harmful side effects of the newest antidepressants include insomnia, rapid weight gain or loss, anxiety and agitation.
One of the side effects that occur from some of the newest antidepressants in the world is inducing an insomnia disorder in patients. Insomnia is a sleep disorder that keeps people awake throughout nights, unable to fall asleep. Some of the older antidepressants and even a few of the newest antidepressants are capable of causing insomnia. However, researchers have been striving to make the newest antidepressants have less of an effect on a person’s sleep. Some of these medications come with sedating properties, which helps block insomnia from developing. On the other hand, some of the newest antidepressants have no such sedating properties; these are recommended to be taken during the morning and afternoon.
Research has shown that even some of the newest antidepressants, while effective in their treatment for depression, are the cause of rapid weight gain or loss. This depends on the antidepressant in question. Many of the SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) categories of antidepressants vary between weight gain and weight loss. Fluoxetine suppresses a patient’s appetite, and has more potent weight loss then other antidepressants in this category, while Paroxetine has been reported to cause weight gain after treatment.
Some of the newest antidepressants have been researched and shown to cause increased anxiety and agitation in a person’s life. Anxiety causes a patient to worry excessively about circumstances, while agitation causes a patient to quickly become angry and frustrated over even the most trivial of circumstances and events. While the newest antidepressants are getting better at preventing these two issues than the medications of the past did, this is still a problem in these medications that need to be addressed before considering using these medications. Be sure to talk to your doctor before asking for one of the newest antidepressants.
Once again, no drug, no matter how it is prescribed or how refined it is, is safe from potentially adverse and harmful side effects that will become a problem while undergoing treatment. As refined as the newest antidepressants are these days, you can be certain that taking them will cause effects that you may not be aware of or predict happening to you. Always be cautious when looking into and wanting to try the newest antidepressants, and consult with your doctor or physician if using antidepressants is right for you and whatever disorder you happen to be facing.