Jun 2007

MALE phantom pregnancies?

It appears that males can experience phantom pregnancies. A study of 300 men concluded that males can experience both morning sickness and contractions.

3.4 Released

Minor update; various drugs added.

3.3 Released

Medication doses have now been checked and verified against the British National Formulary 52 (September 2006)

Another minor update

Seratis has now been updated to version 3.2. This release is basically a load of bug fixed and minor additions.

Most commonly prescribed antidepressants

As of 2005, the most commonly prescribed antidepressive medications are, ordered greatest first:

Sertraline (SSRI)
Escitalopram (SSRI)
Fluoxetine (SSRI)
Venlafaxine (SSNaDRI)
Citalopram (SSRI)
Paroxetine (SSRI)
Trazodone (TTA)
Amitriptyline (TCA)
Bupropion (SNaDRI)

Note that mot of the more commonly
prescribed medications are SSRIs.

Also note that
Bupropion is not available as an antidepressant in the UK due to prominent side effect problems.

Statistics

To clarify, the following statistics are firmly in force:

Major depressive disorders - 9.5% of the population.
Psychotic disorders - 1.1% of the population.
ECT procedures - 0.03% of the population.

Minor update

Seratis has been updated to version 3.1. This release sees bug fixes and the addition of SSNaDRI drugs.