Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) represents a disabling condition characterized by persistent mental and physical fatigue, bodily discomfort and cognitive difficulties.
To date the neural bases of CFS are poorly understood; however, mono-aminergic abnormalities, sleep–wake cycle changes and...
Antidepressant users report urgent need for services to assist with withdrawal.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/psychiatry-through-the-looking-glass/202309/findings-from-a-survey-of-530-british
In a survey of British antidepressant users, 70% experienced "severe withdrawal effects"...
https://www.cochrane.org/CD014682/SYMPT_how-effective-are-antidepressants-used-treat-chronic-pain-and-do-they-cause-unwanted-effects
Key messages
• We are only confident in the effectiveness of one antidepressant: duloxetine. We found that a standard dose (60 mg) was effective, and that there...
Joanna Moncrieff, Ruth E. Cooper, Tom Stockmann, Simone Amendola, Michael P. Hengartner & Mark A. Horowitz
The serotonin hypothesis of depression is still influential. We aimed to synthesise and evaluate evidence on whether depression is associated with lowered serotonin concentration or...
Some interresting considerations about trials methodology (CoI, selectivity in publishing trials with positive results, gap between patients selected and real life patients, scales, what is used as a placebo...)
Rings a bell...
The online guidance to doctors that I am reviewing has the following section about the use of antidepressants as treatments for ME/CFS:
1. The use of antidepressants in CFS has not shown a significant benefit:2
· There can be similarities in symptoms between CFS, depression, and...
Link to whole paper : http://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(17)32802-7.pdf
Comparative efficacy and acceptability of 21 antidepressant drugs for the acute treatment of adults with major depressive disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Summary
Background...
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