One in three Americans take meds with depressive side effects: study

One third of Americans are taking prescription and over-the-counter drugs, such as birth control pills, antacids and common heart medications, that may raise the risk of depression, researchers warned on Tuesday.Since the drugs are so common, people may be unaware of their potential depressive effects, said the report in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)."Many may be surprised to learn that their medications, despite having nothing to do with mood or anxiety or any other con