More Than A Third Of Americans Taking Prescription Medicines That Carry Potential Risk Of Depression

reports the study revealed that “approximately 15 percent of adults who used three or more of these medications simultaneously experienced depression, compared to five percent not taking the” medications, seven “percent taking only one” medicine, and nine “percent taking two” medications simultaneously. The study authors also “observed the symptoms in” medicines “that listed suicide as a side effect but also saw similar results when they excluded participants taking psychotropic medications, which is considered an indicator of underlying depression unrelated to medication use.” The findings were published online June 12 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. https://www.usnews.com/news/health-care-news/articles/2018-06-12/study-adults-use-medications-that-lead-to-depression-and-suicide