Does Otezla cause depression?

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Otezla may lower a person's mood, cause depression, and increase suicidal thoughts. Research has shown approximately 1% of people treated with Otezla for psoriatic arthritis reported depression or a depressed mood compared with 0.8% of those treated with an inactive treatment. The risk was slightly higher for those with psoriasis, with 1.3% reporting a lower mood compared with 0.8% treated with placebo. 0.3% of people with psoriatic arthritis and 0.1% of people with psoriasis discontinued treatment because of the depression. There was not any difference in the rates of depression for those treated with Otezla for Behçet’s disease.

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