Date: Sun, 22 Jan 1995 17:54:54 -0800 (PST)
From: "Ivan Goldberg, MD" <psydoc@netcom.com>
Subject: A few of the causes of depression.
cc: pendulum@ncar.ucar.edu, walkers@world.std.com
 
Here is a list of medical disorders and drugs that can induce depression:
 
      A       DEPRESSION ASSOCIATED WITH MEDICAL DISORDERS:
 
          1)     Endocrine Disorders
            a)     Acromegaly
            b)     Hyperadrenalism
                   Hypoadrenalism
            c)     Hyperinsulinism secondary to insulinoma
            d)     Hyperparathyroidism
            e)     Hypoparathyroidism
            f)     Hypopituitarism
            g)     Hyperthyroidism
            h)     Inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion
            i)     Hyperaldosteronism
 
 
         2)     Vitamin and Mineral Disorders
            a)     Beri-beri (Vit-B1 deficiency)
            b)     Hypervitaminosis A
            c)     Hypervitaminosis D
            d)     Hypomagnesemia
            e)     Hypokalemia
            f)     Pellagra (Nicotinic acid deficiency)
            g)     Pernicious anemia (Vit B-12 deficiency)
            h)     Wernicke encephalopathy
            i)     Scurvy (Vit-C deficiency)
 
 
         3)     Infections
            a)     Encephalitis
            b)     Hepatitis
            c)     Influenza
            d)     Malaria
            e)     Mononucleosis
            f)     Syphilis (especially tertiary)
            g)     Tuberculosis
            h)     Brucellosis
            i)     AIDS
 
 
         4)     Neurological disorders
            a)     Stroke
            b)     Brain Tumors
            c)     Head Injuries
            d)     Parkinson's Disease
            e)     Multiple Sclerosis
            f)     Tuberous Sclerosis
            g)     Huntinton's Disease
            h)     Wilson's Disease
            i)     Dementia (especially subcortical)
            j)     Narcolepsy
 
 
         5)     Collagen Disorders
            a)     Systemic lupus erythematosus
            b)     Polyarteritis nodosa
            c)     Rheumatoid arthritis
            d)     Temporal arteritis
            e)     Sjogren's syndrome
 
 
         6)     Cardiovascular Disease
            a)     Cardiomyopathy
            b)     Cerebral ischemia
               1>     Hypotension of cardiac origin
               2>     Cerebral arteriosclerosis
               3>     Cerebral embolization
            c)     Congestive heart failure
            d)     Myocardial infarction
 
 
         7)     Malignancy
            a)     Carcinoid
            b)     Cancer of the pancreas
            c)     Pheochromocytoma
 
 
         8)     Other disorders
            a)     Porphyria
            b)     Uremia
            c)     Whipple's disease
 
      B.     DEPRESSION ASSOCIATED WITH PRESCRIBED DRUGS
 
         1)     Cardiovascular
            a)     Reserpine
            b)     Methyldopa (Aldomet)
            c)     Beta-blockers (Inderal, Tenormin, etc.
            d)     Guanethidine (Ismelin)
            e)     Hydralazine 
            f)     Prazosin (Minipress)
            g)     Clonidine (Catapres)
            h)     Digitalis
            i)     Procainamide (Pronestyl)
 
 
         2)     Neurological
            a)     L- Dopa
            b)     Amantadine (Symmetrel)
            c)     Bromocriptine (Parlodel)
            d)     Baclofen (Lioresal)
            e)     Carbamazepine (Tegretol)
            f)     Ethosuximide (Zarontin)
            g)     Phenytoin (Dilantin)
            h)     Methsuximide (Celontin)
 
 
         3)     Hormones
            a)     Estrogen (Premarin)
            b)     Progesterone
            c)     Norethindrone (Various oral contraceptives)
 
 
         4)     Steroids
            a)     Cortisone, prednisone, etc.
            b)     Danazol (Danocrine)
            c)     Anabolic steroids (Anavar, Teslac, Winstrol)
 
 
         5)     Antibiotics
            a)     Ampicillin
            b)     Streptomycin
            c)     Chloromycetin
            d)     Tetracycline
            d)     Cycloserine (Seromycin)
            e)     Sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim, Septra)
 
 
         6)     Gastrointestinal Agents
            a)     Cimetidine (Tagamet)
            b)     Ranitidine (Zantac)
            c)     Metoclopramide (Reglan)
 
 
         7)     Cancer Chemotherapeutic Agents
            a)     Cisplatin (Platinol)
            b)     Tamoxifen (Nolvadex)
            c)     5-Fluorouracil [Euphoria]
            d)     Azathioprine (Imuran)
            e)     Vincristine (Vincasar)
            f)     Bleomycin (Blenoxane)
 
 
         8)     Sedatives, Hypnotics and Anti-Anxiety Agents
            a)     Benzodiazepines (Valium, Xanax, etc.)
            b)     Meprobamate (Miltown)
            c)     Barbiturates (Seconal, etc.)
            d)     Chloral hydrate (Noctec)
 
 
         9)     Anti-Psychotic Agents
            a)     Phenothiazines (Thorazine, Trilafon, etc.)
            b)     Butyrophenones (Haldol, etc.)
            c)     Others (Moban, flupenthixol)
 
 
        10)     Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors
            a)     Acetazolamide (Diamox)
            b)     Methazolamide (Neptazane)
 
        11)     Miscellaneous Drugs
            a)     Narcotic Analgesics (Morphine, Codeine, Darvon)
            b)     Non-Narcotic Analgesics (Ibuprofen, Indomethacin)
            c)     Fenfluramine (Pondomin)
            d)     Choline
            e)     Cyproheptadine (Periactin)
            f)     Disulfiram (Antabuse)
            g)     Salbutamol 
            h)     Meclizine (Antivert)
            i)     Spironolactone (Aldactone)
            j)     Salicylates (Aspirin - in high doses)
 
 
 
 
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