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Adjective
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However, sometimes antidepressant or antianxiety medications can help manage specific symptoms.—
Cathy Habas,
SELF,
17 Jan. 2025 -
Mental Health Benefits Rose oil may have antidepressant effects.—
William Truswell,
Verywell Health,
26 Dec. 2024
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Studies have shown that cannabinoids, including THC and CBD, may have powerful analgesic effects, which have led to growing interest in their use for chronic pain management, especially in patients who do not respond to traditional painkillers.—
Matt Rozo,
The Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2025
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In the study, a team of researchers led by the neuroscientists Francis Lee at Weill Cornell Medicine and Anjali Rajadhyaksha at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University blocked the rewarding properties of opioids in mice while preserving the drugs’ analgesic effects.—
Richard A. Friedman,
The Atlantic,
29 Nov. 2024
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However, medication involving the anesthetic, ketamine, has shown promise in recent years for treating these hard-to-resolve depressive symptoms.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
22 Jan. 2025
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After this, a local anesthetic agent is sent through the needle, followed by a radiofrequency current.2 The current produces heat that helps destroy the nerve, transmitting pain signals to the brain.—
Suchandrima Bhowmik,
Health,
29 Dec. 2024
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“Antianxiety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antianxiety. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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