Viibryd: A New Antidepressant with Fewer Sexual Side Effects

HealthyPlace Mental Health Newsletter

Here's what's happening on the HealthyPlace site this week:

• Viibryd: A New Antidepressant with Fewer Sexual Side Effects
• Mental Health Experiences
• Your Thoughts: From the HealthyPlace Forums and Chat
• Coaching The Overly Controlling Parent
• "Challenges of Parenting Teenagers" on HealthyPlace TV
• "How Family Can Affect Someone with an Eating Disorder" on HealthyPlace Radio
• New From HealthyPlace Mental Health Blogs

Viibryd: A New Antidepressant with Fewer Sexual Side Effects

Viibryd, for the treatment of major depression in adults, will be hitting pharmacy shelves very shortly. What makes this antidepressant different, and interesting, is that unlike traditional SSRIs, the pharmaceutical company found during clinical trials that sexual function in patients was comparable to placebo when measured by an objective sexual functioning scale. Most of the current and older SSRI antidepressant medications have been associated with causing or exacerbating sexual dysfunction. The FDA approved Viibryd in January.

The most frequent side effects reported by patients taking Viibryd in clinical trials included diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and insomnia. For more information, check with your doctor.

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Mental Health Experiences

Share your thoughts/experiences on antidepressant sexual dysfunction or any mental health subject, or respond to other people's audio posts, by calling our toll-free number (1-888-883-8045).

You can listen to what other people are saying by clicking on the gray title bars inside the widgets located on the "Sharing Your Mental Health Experiences" homepage, the HealthyPlace homepage, and the HealthyPlace Support Network homepage.

If you have any questions, write us at: info AT healthyplace.com

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Your Thoughts: From the HealthyPlace Forums and Chat

mnsauls8249 says "I have bipolar disorder and was abused as a child. I have been in therapy for a year now and am getting tired of it and I don't really think it is helping me anymore. My therapist doesn't think it is a good idea for me to quit but I am ready to stop going. What do you guys think about quitting therapy?" Sign into the forums to share your comments.

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We hope you'll be a frequent participant and share our support link with others who may benefit.

Coaching The Overly Controlling Parent

A teen writes The Parent Coach, Dr. Steven Richfield: "My father is a total control freak and I can't stand it, and can't even talk to him. It's like he doesn't even know me, and probably won't ever."

It's a common problem many parents and teens face. Dr. Richfield provides insight into the controlling parent and what can help.

"Challenges of Parenting Teenagers" on HealthyPlace TV

For many, parenting teenagers is a challenging task. But our guest, Dr. David Dawson, author of The Adolescent Owner's Manual, says some parents put too much stress on themselves. "We also discuss the "brain of a teenager on this week's HealthyPlace Mental Health TV Show. (TV Show blog)

Coming in March on the HealthyPlace Mental Health TV Show

• Attempted Suicide: Back From the Brink
• Depression and Bipolar Treatments

If you would like to be a guest on the show or share your personal story in writing or via video, please write us at: producer AT healthyplace.com

For all previous HealthyPlace Mental Health TV archived shows.

"How Family Can Affect Someone with an Eating Disorder" on HealthyPlace Radio

Jennifer has been living with bulimia for 12 years. She says although her parents are good people, "they have had an affect on my eating disorder both in its development and its continuance. That's on this week's HealthyPlace Mental Health Radio Show.

From HealthyPlace Mental Health Blogs

Your comments and observations are welcomed.

• Boundaries Help Overcome the Victim Mentality (Verbal Abuse and Relationships Blog)
• Zealotry and Rules for Discussing Mental Illness (Breaking Bipolar Blog)
• CBT and Imagery to Stop Anxiety (Treating Anxiety Blog)
• Spring Exacerbates Psychiatric Symptoms (Part 2) (Life with Bob: A Parenting Blog)
• What Is Dissociative Identity Disorder? (Dissociative Living blog)
• The Competitive World of Parenting (The Unlocked Life Blog)
• NEDA Week 2011: What Have We Learned? (Surviving ED Blog)
• The Concept of God and Severity of Symptoms (More Than Borderline blog)
• To Disclose or Not Disclose Depression, Bipolar to Employer (Work and Bipolar or Depression blog)
• Language of Love Omitted From Abusive Relationships
• Bipolar Steals Brain Cycles

Feel free to share your thoughts and comments at the bottom of any blog post. And visit the mental health blogs homepage for the latest posts.

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