Meds to the head
How long it takes for antidepressants to take full effect.
What is 2-6 weeks?
Antidepressant can affect this, often leading to weight gain.
What is metabolism?
Psychiatric medications are officially referred to as this:
Psychotropics
In Selena Gomez’s documentary My Mind & Me, what mental health diagnosis did she receive?
What is bipolar?
True or false: you need a mental health diagnosis to go to therapy?
What is false?
This class of psychotropics treat ADHD
What are stimulants?
People report getting "brain zaps" when they suddenly stop taking this type of medication:
Anti-depressants
False thoughts and beliefs not based in fact or reality is called this:
What mental health diagnosis does Pete Davidson have?
What is BPD (borderline personality disorder)?
This therapy's primary goal is to help you identify, challenge, and reframe negative thought patterns.
What is CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy)?
Lithium is in this med category.
What are mood stabilizers?
What is grapefruit?
The number of people in the United States estimated to be taking psychotropic medications:
What is 100 million?
Lady Gaga says that her diagnosis of what mental health disorder causes her chronic pain, dissociation, and nervous system spasms?
What is PTSD?
This therapy helps people who are extremely suicidal feel like "life is worth living".
SSRIs stand for what?
What is Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors?
Often labeled as "numb", this side effect is caused by taking SSRIs.
What is Emotional Blunting?
About what percentage of people in the U.S. have an anxiety disorder (+/- 5%)?
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has openly discussed his life-long battle with what?
What is depression?
This common act has been proven to increase people's pain threshold by 10% after just 15 minutes of doing it.
What is laughing?
The 5 main categories of Psych Meds?
What are...
Antidepressants
Anti anxiety (Anxiolytics)
Antipsychotics
Mood Stabilizers
Stimulants
Stunted growth, stroke, and psychosis are side effects of what psychotropic medication?
What are Stimulants?
“Off label” means this:
Off-label medication use refers to the practice of prescribing an FDA-approved medication for a condition, dosage, or patient group that is not officially listed on the drug's label.
Abraham Lincoln struggled with what clinical diagnosis?
What is clinical depression?
A therapy who's goal is to help people heal from the symptoms and emotional distress from trauma?
What is EMDR?