Author Archives: Dr. Joris Wiggers
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Supplement for treating depression
You have received this email from: joris joriswiggers One patient in the past five years tried this rather obscure supplement, with some results for depression and pain. No side effects.
Management of opioid use disorders: a national clinical practice guideline
http://www.cmaj.ca/content/cmaj/190/9/E247.full.pdf 2018 Canadian guidelines choose suboxone over methadone.
The latest on preventing dementia–good and bad news.
Lancet Commission on the prevention of dementia focuses on 9 risk factors: they suggestion modifying the following: low education, midlife hearing loss, obesity, hypertension, late-life depression, smoking, physical inactivity, diabetes, and social isolation. Yet, this only controls 33% of the variance determining onset of dementia later in life. There are no conclusive treatments still. There […]
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ECT for Mood Disorders ‘Does Not Cause Dementia’
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/894022?nlid=121314_329&src=WNL_mdplsnews_180316_mscpedit_psyc&uac=27343DV&spon=12&impID=1583202&faf=1 Basically, there is not solid evidence to the myth that ECT causes dementia or permanent memory decline. It’s the depression itself that causes brain degeneration like Alzheimers (i.e. DOD, dementia of depression). Duration of depression, untreated, determines these changes. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/893762?nlid=121314_329&src=WNL_mdplsnews_180316_mscpedit_psyc&uac=27343DV&spon=12&impID=1583202&faf=1 These studies show brain changes in chronic depression due to inflammation
Using Anti-obesity Drugs: Which Drug for Which Patient?
https://www.medscape.com/features/slideshow/anti-obesity-drugs Weight loss programs are using medications now. BMI determines choice. Also, newer targets aim for BMI of less than or equal to 22-23, and waists of 77 and 83, women and men. all Tall order! Losing kgs, lowers your risk for heart attack, by about 13%/4-5mg lost, roughly.
Dr. Joris Wiggers 