OCD treatment usually involves a combination of medication and exposure and response prevention therapy to control obsessions ...

Antidepressants, supplements, and illicit drugs like cocaine can all cause serotonin syndrome alone — but the risk is higher ...

Early research suggests a brain test may predict whether antidepressants will cause sexual dysfunction. There has never been ...

Children whose mothers take Zoloft, Prozac, or similar antidepressants during pregnancy are twice as likely as other children to have a diagnosis of autism or a related disorder, according to a small ...

Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) are a class of drugs that affect the brain’s serotonin system, and doctors most commonly prescribe them as antidepressants. SRIs increase the levels of serotonin ...

A team of researchers in Copenhagen has found that serotonin activity in the brain could help predict whether patients taking SSRI antidepressants will experience sexual side effects such as erectile ...

Activation of the serotonin receptor, 5-HT1A, has been shown to regulate mood and cognition. The receptor is the primary target of buspirone, vilazodone, and gepirone, FDA-approved medications for the ...

Researchers have discovered that the ability to have an erection or to orgasm is related to the levels of serotonin in the brain, but this relation only applies to depressed patients taking SSRI ...

Brits taking a common medication have been urged to avoid a specific drink due to potential risks. According to experts, this combination can interact “dangerously”.

Doctors prescribe off-label medications to treat the symptoms of concussion. This can include acetaminophen, sertraline, ...