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1 in 3 Adults In The U.S. Take Medications That Can Cause Depression. These drugs already list depression as a possible symptom:
If you take Prilosec or Zantac for acid reflux, a beta blocker for high blood pressure, or Xanax for anxiety, you may be increasing your risk of depression.
More than 200 common medications sold in the U.S. include depression as a potential side effect. Sometimes, the risk stems from taking several drugs at the same time. Now, a new study finds people who take these medicines are, in fact, more likely to be depressed.
The list includes a wide range of commonly taken medications. Among them are certain types of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) (used to treat acid reflux), beta blockers, anxiety drugs, painkillers including ibuprofen, ACE inhibitors (used to treat high blood pressure), and anti-convulsant drugs.
I often take Zantac or Rantab for acid reflux. I used to take the beta blocker propanolol for the hand tremor caused by the anti-convulsant Depakote.
About 15 percent of participants who simultaneously used three or more of these drugs were depressed. By comparison, among participants who didn't use any of the medications, just 5 percent were depressed. Even those who used just one of these medications were at slightly higher risk of depression: About 7 percent were depressed.
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(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday June 16 2018, @03:53PM (1 child)
Almost a ditto here.
Hell, I can't remember to take one med when I need it. Just seven days of antibiotic, and I don't get it right - they last nine or twelve days. That's depressing, 'cause I'm wondering if they even work like that. Multiply that depression by three, or six, or nine. If I need to take a half dozen meds just to stay alive, I'm going to keel over, it's just that simple.
Pain pills used to be simple. Doc gave me thirty pills. I took one when I felt pretty severe pain. When I only felt a little pain, don't bother taking one. Things were cool, and I always had leftover meds for some asshole to steal. Now? I've still got the crap the Doc gave me last time. Stuff made me sick every time I took it, so I just put up with the pain. And, NO ONE wants to steal the damned things. That's some depressing stuff right there!
I've told the wife that if/when the day comes that I need piles of pills, morning, noon, night, she should just let me die. That shit's all depressing.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 17 2018, @07:33AM
Depending how bad you mess it up, they not only might not work, you might make things much worse. You can hide an infection/disease without actually curing it, while it advances.
Get one of those little seven-in-a-row pill boxes with the days of the week written on the lids. As soon as you get the pills, put them in the relevent days, and keep the box in the fridge.