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TELEPHONE:
(506) 2524-2571
HOURS:
Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm
ADDRESS:
Los Yoses, del Auto Mercado Los Yoses 300 meters South and 100 meters West, White corner building on the left
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DIFFERENT TREATMENTS FOR DEPRESSION
There are different treatments for depression:
- The most common treatment is the use of psychotropic drugs or antidepressants.
- Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the most effective treatment for depression.
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Comparison with other antidepressant treatments |
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Antidepressant Drugs |
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) |
TMS |
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Efectiveness |
54-64 experiment 50% or more Improvement. |
80% experiment Improvement. |
Comparable to ECT |
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Begining of Therapeutic Effects |
4-6 weeks |
1 week |
1 week |
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Adverse events |
headache, Dry mouth, Dizzines, Constipation, Nausea, Blurred vision, Urinary Retention, Delayed or Retrograde Eyaculation |
Loss of memory, muscular pain, nausea, headache |
Mild headache that resolves with a single dose of Tylenol |
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Incidence of Adverse Events |
67% will experiment at least one significant adverse event. 80% will hace a secondary sexual disfuntion due to medication. |
Up to 100% |
10% |