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New Study

The study of 196 women with severe post-partum depression found that those who took a daily 50-milligram dose of the medication in pill form for 14 days showed significant improvement in depression symptoms. The improvements were still reported 28 and 45 days later, according to the study.

Among the women who actually received the pill (not the placebo), researchers noticed rapid responses to the treatment as early as day three.

The day after the women completed the 14 day treatment course, the researchers found that 57 percent reported a 50 percent or higher improvement in their symptoms, compared to 38% of those on a placebo.

As researchers continued to follow the women through 45 days, 61.9 percent of participants who received the medication (compared with 54.1 percent of those taking a placebo) reported a 50 percent or higher improvement in their symptoms.  

The women were between the ages of 18 and 45.  

The results were published in the “American Journal of Psychiatry.”

Symptoms of Post Partum Depression

Post-partum depression is a type of depression that happens after having a baby. It affects up to 15 percent of people.

Symptoms of post-partum depression can include:

• Change in appetite or not eating
• Crying for no reason or excessively
• Difficulty thinking or focusing 
• Feeling sad, worthless, hopeless, or guilty
• Loss of energy or motivation
• Loss of interest or hobbies
• Trouble sleeping or wanting to sleep all the time
• Worrying excessively or feeling on edge

One in eight women experience symptoms of post-partum depression. 

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