Aspirin reduces effect of anti-depressants
Apr-30-2011

Aspirin and other anti-inflammatory drugs taken for pain relief may reduce the effectiveness of anti-depressants such as Prozac, a US study suggested on Monday.
As many as one in five people are affected by major depressive disorders but about one-third of them are resistant to anti-depressant drugs, said the study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Researchers at Rockefeller University in New York examined the most widely used type of anti-depressants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, when taken in combination with ibuprofen, aspirin and naproxen.
Some well-known drugs included in the family of SSRIs include Prozac, Paxil, Lexapro and Zoloft.

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