07 Jul You Know Your Antidepressant Is Not Working When…
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07 Jul Myths about Antidepressants
Myth: Antidepressants will change your personality. Fact: Antidepressants are designed to correct imbalances in brain chemistry. Mood in humans is primarily regulated by chemical messengers in the brain called neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitters help your brain communicate with...
07 Jul Myths about Antidepressants
Myth: Because I feel so much worse after stopping my antidepressants, I must have become addicted to them. Fact: Unlike addictive medications such as sleeping pills and many pain medications, antidepressants do not require a...
24 Jun Botox for Depression?
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How did Botox become a treatment option for depression? How does Botox work to treat depression? ...
23 Jun Botox, Depression, and Acetylcholine
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Fact: Botox works by modulating acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter. First off, what is acetylcholine? Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter (which carries information from one neuron to another or from neuron to muscle) Acetylcholine is released from a nerve and tells...
23 Jun Myths about How Botox Works to Treat Depression
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Myth: When you smile more, you send positive feedback to your brain which makes you feel happier. This idea is the facial feedback hypothesis. This hypothesis has its roots in behavioral treatments. This behavioral approach...
23 Jun What’s This News About Botox Being an Antidepressant?
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How did a concept so far-fetched become a treatment option? Dermatologists first began noticing something going on when their patients would come in asking for more Botox treatments even before their wrinkles reappeared. The patients said...
16 Jun The Difference Between Child and Teen Depression
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What is the difference between child and teen depression? ...
16 Jun Let’s Talk about Teen Depression
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Teens experience depression differently than adults do. Read to learn more about what signs to look out for and what to do for your depressed teen. ...
15 Jun Referrals Can Be a Family Affair
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[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRkxET8jfkc[/embedyt] Hi. My name is Laura and I have been a patient at the Institute for four years. I found myself always looking for a reason to nap; always tired both mentally and physically. I would...