A study this month found that more than 60 percent of patients over 65 experience moderate or major side effects the first time they are prescribed an antidepressant.

本月的一项研究发现，对65岁以上的病人，有60%的人在第一次使用抗抑郁药之后，会有中度或严重的副作用。

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Compare that with antidepressant drugs, which cost Americans $10 billion each year and have many common side effects: sleep disturbances, nausea, tremors, changes in body weight.

那些抗抑郁的药每年不仅会花费美国100亿元的巨大费用，而且还会普遍引起诸如睡眼障碍，恶心，全身发抖和影响体重等副作用。

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Antidepressant drugs may be useful in treating depression after stroke, but also cause side effects.

抗忧郁药物可能有助于治疗中风后忧郁症，但同时会引起副作用。

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However the dosages used in the trial, 350mg three times a day, were higher than those normally recommended - and the prescription antidepressant compared against it is an old drug with more side effects than the latest varieties.

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