Antidepressant treats menopause depression
RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 18 (UPI) — An antidepressant can alleviate symptoms of major depression in women in menopause or perimenopause, the years before menopause, U.S. researchers found. The double-blind trial led by Dr. Susan G. Kornstein of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine compared the effectiveness and safety of the antidepressant desvenlafaxine, also known [...]
RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 18 (UPI) — An antidepressant can alleviate symptoms of major depression in women in menopause or perimenopause, the years before menopause, U.S. researchers found.
The double-blind trial led by Dr. Susan G. Kornstein of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine compared the effectiveness and safety of the antidepressant desvenlafaxine, also known as Pristiq, to a placebo.
In earlier research, Kornstein has shown women may respond to antidepressants differently from men and may respond to medication differently at different ages.
Kornstein and colleagues say the study enrolled 387 women who were peri-or post-menopausal and were diagnosed with major depression at 37 outpatient sites nationwide.
