Our Partners Our Sponsors Our Content Affiliates Site Map Advertisement Effects of Antidepressants with Robert Hedaya Twenty-five million Americans currently take antidepressants. Unfortunately, many of them feel they must be slaves to their medication s side effects. Learn how to have a whole life, free of side effects like lethargy, lowered sex drive and weight gain. Join Robert J. Hedaya, MD, as he answers your questions on how to lessen those side effects and enhance the benefits of antidepressant medication. He will be answering your questions about the effects of antidepressants.
Memory loss is very occasionally a side effect of antidepressants.
There are no controlled trials that prove that to be the case. Usually, what I like to do in those situations is a thorough assessment of diet and nutrition, as well as thyroid function. It takes several weeks. Watch out for side effects such as palpitations or easy bruising. Antidepressants have beneficial effects and side effects.