Conditions for taking psychiatric medications
This medication is used primarily to treat bipolar disorder, mood swings associated with other mental disorders, and in some cases, to augment the effect of other medications used to treat depression.
What are mood stabilizers?
Commonly used anticonvulsant medication used to treat for seizure and mood swings.
What is Valproic Acid or Depakote?
Reactions of medications to my body and mind.
What are possible side effects?
Medications also used as mood stabilizers originally developed to treat seizures, but they were found to help control unstable mood as well.
What are anticonvulsant medications?
An effective mood stabilizer approved for treatment of mania and the maintenance treatment of Bipolar disorder.
What is Lithium Carbonate?
Itching, rash, excessive thirst, frequent urination, tremor (shakiness) of the hands, slurred speech, fast, slow, irregular, or,pounding heartbeat, seizures, changes in vison, hallucinations , loss of coordinations, swelling of the eyes, face lips, tongue, throat, hands, feet, ankles, or lower legs.
What are side effects of mood stabilizers?
Carbamazepine or Tegretol, Lamotrigine or Lamictal or Oxcarbazepine or Trileptal.
What are other anticonvulsant medications used for mood stabilizer?
Older or first generation antipsychotic medications and “typical” antipsychotics or “neuroleptic”.
What are Haldol, Thorazine, Prolixin and Trilafon?
Nausea and vomiting, weight gain, diarrhea, sleepiness, sexual problems.
What are the common side effects of anti-depressants?
Medications help reduce the symptoms of panic attacks, extreme fear and worry.
What are Anti-anxiety medications?
Newer or second generation medication na also known “atypical” antipsychotics.
What are Risperidone, Olanzapine, Quetiapine, Ziprasidone, Aripiprazole, Paliperidone, Lurasidone?
Drowsiness and dizziness
What are the most common side effects of benzodiazepines?
Medications commonly,used to treat depression.
What are antidepressants?
What are Fluoxetine, Citalram, Sertraline, Paroxetine, Escitalopram?
Difficulty of falling asleep or staying asleep, loss of appetite, stomach pain, headache.
What are possible side effects of stimulants?
Medications used to increase alertness, attention, and energy, as well as elevate blood pressure, heart rate, and respiration.
What are stimulants?
Other types of antidepressants are serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs).
What are Venlafaxine and Dloxetine?
Drowsiness, dizziness, weight gain, dry mouth, constipation, nausea, vomiting, blurred vision, low blood pressure, uncontrollable movements, such as tics and tremors, seizures, a low number of white blood cells, which fights infections.
What are side effects of antipsychotics medications?
Medications primarily used to manage psychosis. Psychosis is used to describe conditions that affect the mind.
What are antipsychotic medications?
Stimulants used to treat ADHD.
What are Methylphenidate, Amphetamine, Dextroamphetamine, Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate?
Long term use of typical antipsychotic medications may lead to this condition called.
What are Tardive Dyskinesia?
Responsible for, protecting the public health by ensur Ng the safety, efficacy and security of drugs (medications).
What is Food Drug Administration?
The most common anti-anxiety medications that people can build up a tolerance if taken over a long period of time and may need higher and higher doses to get the same effect. some people may even get dependent on them.
What are Benzodiazepines.
Rigidity, persistent muscle spasms, tremors, restlessnesss.
What are Typical antipsychotics medications side effects?