antidepressants
What It's Like to Take Your Depression Public
Podcast host Paul Gilmartin believes having someone—or a whole audience—to struggle with is underrated.
A Brain Scan Could Help You Choose the Most Effective Depression Treatment
And avoid frustration from not responding to therapy or meds.
Your Last Prescription Might Just Be a Guess
A new study finds that 16 percent of off-label antidepressant use is backed by actual research.
What Happened When I Went Off My Antidepressants
Many times, whether you really need it or not, taking medication can feel like giving in to a weakness.
Antidepressants Just Make Me Feel Worse
Yet to seek mental health care in America is to have drugs foisted on you like you're backstage at Coachella.
Can You Take Antidepressants When You're Pregnant? We Asked Some Experts
SSRIs might be bad for your baby, but going off them might be bad for both you and your baby. It's a gut-wrenching Catch-22 faced by millions of women every day.
There's A Gene Test That Tells You Which Antidepressant Will Work Best
One woman’s unusual experience highlights the potential of precision medicine.
How Taking Testosterone Illegally Helped Manage My Depression
I have borderline low testosterone and severe depression. After my mental health hit an all time low, I decided to take matters into my own hands.
It Gets Better and Then It Gets Worse
What will I do with this column and my Twitter account if the sadness doesn't end? Do I keep writing about the experience of living with depression and anxiety, and exploring the nuances of sadness forever?
Why the 'Happiness Hormone' Serotonin May Actually Make You Scared
The science of happiness is getting complicated.
A Sex Educator Is Finally Getting People Talking About Depression and Sex
I spoke with the writer and mental health advocate Notte about her upcoming presentation at this weekend's Woodhull Sexual Freedom Summit, and what she found when she spoke to 1,300 people about navigating sex, relationships, and depression.