Antipsychotic Drugs
Antipsychotic drugs are a group of medicines used to treat conditions such as schizophrenia,.. agitation, anxiety, mania and aggression. Antipsychotics can be classified by their structure but can also...
View ArticleCymbalta – duloxetine HCl
Cymbalta Indication Cymbalta is indicated for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). The efficacy of Cymbalta was established in four short-term and one maintenance trial in adults. Cymbalta...
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The Most Prescribed Psychiatric Drugs
When Xanax hit the U.S. market in 1981, it wasn’t clear it would be a hit. It was a me-too successor to Valium, the anxiety drug that was the most popular drug in America for most of the 1970s. Maker...
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What is Lexapro? Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate) is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) Lexapro is available by prescription only Lexapro has been proven safe and effective for the acute and...
View ArticleThe Side Effects Of Common Psychiatric Drugs: Newer Antidepressants
The Side Effects Of Common Psychiatric Drugs: Newer Antidepressants (Including Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors or SSRIs; Selective or Serotonin/Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors or SNRIs)...
View ArticleThe Side Effects Of Common Psychiatric Drugs: Antipsychotics
The Side Effects Of Common Psychiatric Drugs: Antipsychotics (Called Major Tranquilizers or Neuroleptics) Brand Names (Generic Names): Older Antipsychotics Compazine (prochlorperazine) Haldol...
View ArticleThe Side Effects Of Common Psychiatric Drugs: Anti-Anxiety Drugs
The Side Effects Of Common Psychiatric Drugs: Anti-Anxiety Drugs (Called Minor Tranquilizers, Benzodiazepines or Sedative Hypnotics) Brand Names (Generic Names): Ambien (zolpidem) Ativan (lorazepam)...
View ArticleBenzodiazepines
Benzodiazepines – Pronounced: ben-zo-dye-az-e-peens What are benzodiazepines used for? Benzodiazepines are a group of medicines usually used to relieve the symptoms people may have with anxiety...
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Sertraline
Sertraline Sertraline hydrochloride (trade names Zoloft and Lustral) is an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class. It was introduced to the market by Pfizer in 1991....
View ArticleValium (diazepam)
VALIUM® ROCHE® (diazepam) Tablets 5 mg, 10 mg THERAPEUTIC CLASSIFICATION Anxiolytic-sedative ACTIONS AND CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY ‘Valium’ (diazepam) is an anxiolytic-sedative drug useful in the...
View ArticleDSM-IV for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder A. Either obsessions or compulsions: Obsessions as defined by (1), (2), (3), and (4): 1. Recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses, or images that are experienced, at...
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Viibryd Important Risk Information
Viibryd Important Risk Information VIIBRYD® (vilazodone HCI) is a prescription medicine indicated for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) in adults. IMPORTANT RISK INFORMATION What is the...
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How Do Psychiatric Drugs Work?
How Do Psychiatric Drugs Work? Most people begin taking psychiatric medications because they are “distressed and distressing.” They are either experiencing overwhelming states of emotional distress,...
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Withdrawal effects
Withdrawal effects How can I tell the difference between withdrawal problems and relapse? There are three ways to tell if symptoms are the result of withdrawal, according to one expert, David Healy,...
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What are Psychoactive Drugs?
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Mental Health Medications
Mental Health Medications Overview Medications can play a role in treating several mental disorders and conditions. Treatment may also include psychotherapy (also called “talk therapy”) and brain...
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Antianxiety Drugs
Antianxiety Drugs Benzodiazepines (BD) – the most effective antianxiety drugs Antidepressants –Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) –Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) –Heterocyclics Mixed...
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ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS
ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS What makes an antipsychotic drug atypical? Atypical drugs are associated with low extrapyramidal side effects (EPS) and are beneficial for improving the negative symptoms...
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Trazodone Hydrochloride 50mg Capsules
Trazodone Hydrochloride 50mg Capsules SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT: Trazodone Hydrochloride 50mg Capsules QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Trazodone...
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GEODON™ – Package leaflet: Information for the user
GEODON™ – Package leaflet: Information for the user 20 mg, 40 mg, 60 mg, 80 mg capsules, hard Ziprasidone Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains...
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