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Influence of electro-acupuncture on the side effects of fluoxetine on depression patients.

Author(s): Liu LY, Lu Q, Wang LL

Affiliation(s): Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China.

Publication date & source: 2009-12, J Tradit Chin Med., 29(4):271-4.

Publication type: Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

The authors set up two groups, the treatment group and the control group, to observe the influence of electro-acupuncture on the side effects produced by fluoxetine in the treatment of depression. The result showed that electro-acupuncture had a certain action in reducing the side effects of fluoxetine and it is more effective along with the prolonging of the administration duration.

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