Sharing the books I read in July and whether I’d recommend adding them to your collection. Hi friends! Hope your day is treating you well so far. P’s best friend is coming over and I’m taking the crew to the pool, and then we’re meeting up with friends for eegee’s and more swimming this afternoon.… Read More »
In 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved brexanolone, marketed by Sage Therapeutics as Zulresso, as a treatment for postpartum depression (PPD). As a neurosteroid, brexanolone represents a novel approach to the treatment of postpartum mood disorders. One of the most exciting things about brexanolone is the rapidity of the response, with the initial… Read More »
Get ready to stock up on your summer vacation reads! Even though, sadly, it’s pouring rain in Boise as I write this, I know the sun will shine soon and I’ll be ready to stretch out on a lounge chair in my backyard and kill whole weekends buried in books and a sunhat. Dear… Read More »
This is a question we often hear. One of the challenges in answering this question is the interpretation of the word “best”. On one hand, the best antidepressant is the one that is the most likely to be effective. On the other hand, the best antidepressant is the one that carries the least risk when… Read More »
Despite the increasing use of the newer “atypical” or second-generation antipsychotic agents to treat a spectrum of psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, PTSD and other anxiety disorders, we have relatively little data on the use of these newer atypical agents in breastfeeding women. All medications taken by the mother are excreted into… Read More »
The dosing of lithium presents certain challenges during pregnancy. During pregnancy, there is a physiologic increase in the glomerular filtration rate (GFR), which is a measure of how quickly the kidney clears renally excreted compounds, including lithium. Thus, lithium blood levels tend to fall gradually during the first and second trimesters of pregnancy and start… Read More »