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Depression therapy can be augmented to treat fatigue.(Mental Health)

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| October 01, 2004 | Boschert, Sherry | COPYRIGHT 2009 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

SAN FRANCISCO -- Augmenting antidepressant therapy with a medication to treat fatigue may turn some patients who are partial responders into remitters, Dr. Edward Friedman said at a psychopharmacology congress sponsored by the Neuroscience Education Institute.

Augmenting agents that target norepinephrine, dopamine, or histamine may restore energy in patients being treated for depression, said Dr. Friedman, medical director of the depression treatment research program at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Bupropion, the most popular drug to treat depression-related fatigue, also may boost the antidepressant effects of the primary medication. No…

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