Serotonin Uptake Inhibitor

Two experts recently debated the value of low-carb diets in gestational diabetes at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions.

Use of postnatal selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors was associated with reduced risks for maternal depression and unfavorable outcomes associated with postnatal depression, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

Two studies published in Menopause demonstrated hormone therapy and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors/serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors as generally effective therapies for menopausal symptoms.

Women who took antidepressant medication had persistent depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum, with some women experiencing increased anxiety symptoms, data showed.

Simultaneous initiation of benzodiazepine and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor treatment was somewhat common among young adults with anxiety disorders, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Prescriptions for Z-hypnotics, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, and benzodiazepines have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A cohort of French women currently taking any antidepressant medication were more likely to develop type 2 diabetes during 6 years of follow-up compared with nonusers, independent of severe depressive symptoms.

Use of selective and nonselective serotonin reuptake inhibitors appeared associated with a small increased risk for subdural hematoma, according to results of a nationwide, case-control study.

Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis suggest that cognitive behavioral therapy for pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms shows promise, but its efficacy remains uncertain overall.

Children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders who exhibit obsessive-compulsive disorder behaviors had significantly lower scores for OCD behaviors at 16 weeks when taking fluoxetine compared with placebo, according to findings published in JAMA. However, in prespecified analyses that accounted for several variables, the difference between the groups was nonsignificant.