At first, Carol Wilkinson thought the burning sensation in her mouth was just another uncomfortable symptom of the menopause.

AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE ALMOST AN ELECTRICAL PAIN RUNNING DOWN ONE LEG. WHAT CAUSES THAT? THAT COULD BE SCIATICA. IT’S USUALLY CAUSED BY A PINCHED NERVE IN YOUR LOWER BACK. MANY PEOPLE RECOVER ...

You may be surprised if your healthcare provider recommends an antidepressant for chronic pain. Is this because she believes you are depressed? Or can antidepressants help with pain even for people ...

Nerve pain — a side effect of HIV medications and the infection itself — can be treated with duloxetine (Cymbalta), a common antidepressant. This offers a great benefit to people infected with HIV, as ...

just like painkillers help manage pain until we get to a doctor. But I want to consider a more radical proposal. What if antidepressants, by blunting our negative emotions, sometimes prevent us ...

The US Food and Drug Administration had just approved VNS in 2005 for the long-term adjunctive treatment of chronic or recurrent depression in adults who had had inadequate responses to at least four ...

Nick Fournie's life took a dark turn at age 24 when severe depression gripped him. Despite trying numerous antidepressants, he experienced debilitating side effects and little relief. Years later, his ...

Nearly 20 years ago, knowing all other options had failed, Nick’s sister, a nurse, recommended he check out a new treatment called vagus nerve stimulation, or VNS. The US Food and Drug ...