Dr Sanil Rege

August 23, 2022

Time to read: 30–36 minutes

The early postpartum period is a time of much greater risk than usual for the development of severe psychiatric disorders. ...

 Dr Sanil Rege

March 19, 2022

Time to read: 15–18 minutes

Neurosteroids or Neuroactive Steroids (NAS) are endogenous steroid hormones synthesised from cholesterol in the mitochondria of glial cells or from ster...

 Dr Sanil Rege

January 21, 2022

Time to read: 18–22 minutes

Perimenopausal depression is a serious mental health disorder that affects women in the transition to menopause. Symptoms can include low mood, s...

August 21, 2021

Time to read: 2 minutes

Oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) can interact with the excretion of lamotrigine, requiring dose adjustments. Lamotrigine, however, does not reduce the ef...

 Dr Sanil Rege

May 15, 2021

Time to read: 14–16 minutes

Females with ADHD constitute a silent minority, with a propensity towards underdiagnosis and undertreatment. There...

 Dr Sanil Rege

January 9, 2021

Time to read: 9 minutes

Perinatal depression (PPD), or postnatal (postpartum) depression (PND), is the onset of depression during pregnancy or postpartum period.  Cultural and...

 Dr Sanil Rege

October 19, 2020

Time to read: 16–19 minutes

Four out of ten women experience premenstrual syndrome (PMS), which describe a cluster of emotional and physical symptoms that occurs d...

 Dr Sanil Rege, Dr James Graham

August 29, 2019

Time to read: 9 minutes

Throughout the history of medicine, thousands of drugs have been developed, but only one has been influential enough to earn the title o...

 Dr Sanil Rege, Dr James Graham

August 26, 2019

Time to read: 4 minutes

Lamotrigine is a synthetic phenyltriazine drug with analgesic and antiepileptic properties. It is primarily used as an anticonvulsant for the adjunctive...

August 23, 2019

Time to read: 2 minutes

This article is based on the talk by Ms Jemima Olchawski at RCPsychIC 2019. Jemima is the ...