COMMON painkillers and statins taken by millions help treat depression, research suggests.
Both drugs work by dampening down inflammation, which has been linked to mental health problems.
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More than seven million Brits are on antidepressants, but the pills fail to work for around one in three.
Experts analized the impact of anti-inflammatories – aspirin, ibuprofen, statins and fish oil – on major depressive symptoms.
The research, in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, pooled results from 26 studies involving more than 1, 600 patients. It found those on anti-inflammatories were 79 per cent more likely to overcome depression.
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Lead researcher Prof Zhouping Tang, from Huazhon g University in China, said: “Anti-inflammatory agents play an antidepressant role in patients with major depressive disorder.”
Prof Ed Bullmore, of Cambridge University, said: “This should encourage further consideration of ways we could use anti-inflammatory interventions to help people with depression.”
But Prof David Curtis, of University College London, said: “Overall, the evidence is patchy and anti-inflammatory meds are not regarded as helpful.”
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