Depression: Common medication side effect? - Harvard Health Blog - Harvard Health Publishing

Depression: Common medication side effect? - Harvard Health Blog - Harvard Health Publishing

Depression: Common medication side effect?

POSTED JULY 16, 2018, 10:30 AM

Monique Tello, MD, MPH
Contributing Editor

Do you take medication for acid reflux, allergies, anxiety, birth control, blood pressure, or pain? If so, depression or suicidal thoughts may be listed as a side effect, and those side effects may occur far more often than we realized.