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Contrary to that that their name let think, the antidepressants don't take care of the depression solely! They can have an interest to face many problems of health and several studies found them new virtues! Tower of horizon. The antidepressants possess numerous interesting properties. Their effects are the subject of numerous research besides. ..For the severance tabagique The most recent example of "alternative" use of an antidepressant is the famous Zyban ® (bupropion). Used for a long time to the United States in the depressive problems, this compound proved to have other more surprising properties: het constitutes a precious help at the time of the severance tabagique. The studies of efficiency show that his rate of success would be even superior to the one of the surrogates nicotiniques of type patch (18% against 10%). ..Against the risks of infarctus Still among the smokers, the Prozac ®, one of the most prescribed antidepressants in the world, has just found maybe a new application. According to professor Kimmel *, of the university of Pennsylvania, "the pill of happiness", would decrease of 65% the risk of infarctus among the smokers. For the researcher, the Prozac, and the medicines of the same family (the specific inhibitors of recaptures it of the sérotonine), grace their anti-coagulant action would reduce the risk of formation of clots at the origin of the cardiac accidents. To less that while acting merely on the unrests of the mood, the Prozac reduces the risk of infarctus indirectly. Indeed, the depressive people are two times more exposed to the cardiac accidents. Curiously, previous studies seemed to indicate on the contrary that other types of antidepressants could entail unrests of the cardiac rhythm. If the Prozac can help the smokers therefore, the best solution is all the same to stop the cigarette! ..Against the premenstrual syndrome Numerous women endure unrest before or during the rules. Often, these are little intense, it is why they don't feel the need even to speak of it to their physician. But sometimes the hindrance is considerable and can prevent all social life. Medicines directed against the main symptoms can bring a certain relief. In the case of the unrests of the mood, several studies showed without dispute the efficiency of the famous selective inhibitors of recaptures it of the sérotonine. However such a treatment cannot address that to stern syndromes. ..Against the hemiplegia After a cerebral vascular accident, one of the consequences maybe a hemiplegia, that means a partial paralysis. However a team of the INSERM (unit 455 of functional neuro-imagery) in Toulouse has just shown that only one injection of an antidepressant (still the Prozac!) improves the motor functions among the hemiplegic patients following a cerebral attack. The molecules of this family of antidepressants would activate some neurons, normally inactive, that would take the relay of the cerebral regions damaged. ..To recover calmness The child's hyperactivity is a topic of which it is more and more question today. If the leading medicine, especially to USA is the Ritaline (méthylphénidate), the antidepressants are sometimes used when trouble is in relation with a depressive state. So the imipramine is efficient in 75% of the cases. Besides, the use of the antidepressants presents several advantages on the psychostimulants: lasted of more prolonged action, not of unrest of the sleep. However the efficiency would dim after 8 to 10 weeks of treatment. ..The antidepressants and the bulimia Against the bulimia, the antidepressants can be efficient in a temporary manner. But they don't prevent the recidivisms. They must come with a hold therefore in dietary and psychological charge. This psychological support and comportemental remains indispensable. ..Against the pain The anti-pain arsenal doesn't limit itself to the anti-inflammatory and to the derivatives morphiniques. Some antidepressants are frequently prescribed to people not presenting any depressive problems, but suffering of neurological or articular pains. In the same way, relaxation and sophrology can contribute to decrease lived it painful and the acupuncture is usual. ..Antidepressants and Parkinsons If curative treatment doesn't exist at the present time against Parkinson, several medicines can decrease the symptoms. It is the case of the antidepressant tricycliques. Indeed, these have the properties anticholinergiques and antidépressives that improve the state of health of the patients. ..Premature ejaculation To treat the patients enduring precocious ejaculation of the antidepressants can be prescribed in order to delay the moment of the ejaculation. And it seems to walk, since one gets 70 to 100% of efficiency according to the medicines. ..Chronic fatigue The chronic fatigue syndrome is recognized in most Anglo-Saxon countries, but remains well often unknown in France. The treatment outre-atlantique generally calls on the antidepressants associated to a psychotherapy. The antidepressants seem therefore efficient against many pains. Nevertheless, the self-medication is to proscribe and you must not use them that under strict medical control.
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