"Our study is the first of its kind, containing a wide scope of participants, including the elderly and the unemployed, men and women, - says Dr. Mark Hamer of University College London. - Therefore, the results obtained are more representative and accurate. It should be taken into account, what today antidepressants issued not only for treatment of depression But also for a range of disorders, including back pain, headaches, fatigue and sleep disturbances. Thus, associated with antidepressants risks relevant to very large numbers of people. "
Scientists have found that taking Antidepressants "old school" increases the risk of heart disease by 35%. But the latest generation of drugs to such a connection do not lead. The study was conducted on 15,000 people in Scotland and the results were published in the journal European Heart Journal.
For medicines old school scientists carry drugs of the tricyclic Antidepressants And the new - selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. Last year, British doctors have written 12 million prescriptions of antidepressants to get old school against 21 million new generation of drugs.
Scientists believe the increase in the risk of cardiovascular disease, thus not explained by the presence of mental disorders from which and prescribe antidepressants . Most likely the risk arises because of the substances belonging to the tricyclic antidepressants.
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