24 | HealthLinksSC.com BREAKTHROUGH PILL FOR POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION By L. C. Leach III After giving birth to her oldest daughter 11 years ago, Charleston County resident Elaine DeaKyne went through “pretty severe postpartum depression” – to the point of needing support from Postpartum Support Charleston, where she serves as executive director. Zurzuvae – a new drug that was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 4, 2023 – is a game changer for women like DeaKyne. It is the first and only oral, once-daily, 14-day treatment that can provide rapid improvements in depressive symptoms for women with PPD.
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