News Tagged ‘chronic heartburn

Using Reglan can make you depressed

You can’t turn on the TV these days without hearing that the Reglan, also known by the generic name metoclopramide, has been linked to the serious involuntary movement disorder, Tardive Dyskinesia. But the drug also carries another serious warning – it can cause and suicidal thoughts.

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GERD a trendy diagnosis for fussy infants

More and more doctors are diagnosing fussy infants with gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, leaving some critics worrying that doctors are over-diagnosing the condition to soothe exasperated mothers.

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