Depression treatment
Here is the list of medications that's usually recommended to treat depression:
- Selective serotonin & norepinephrine inhibitors (SNRIs), such as Remeron, Cymbalta, Pristiq, and Effexor.
- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), such as Zoloft, Prozac, Celexa, Lexapro, Luvox, and Paxil.
- Dopaminergic drugs such as Trazadone and Wellbutrin.
- Tricyclic antidepressants, such as Pamelor, Elavil, Imiparmin, and Senequan.
- Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), such as Parnate, Nardil, and Emsam.
You need to take medication for a month or so, only then treatment can show it's results. Your doctor will help you to find which drug is best for you. Sometimes a combination of several medications can give better results. Anti-anxiety medicine also can be helpful in depression treatment.
During treatment period side effects of some drugs can be present. Usually these effects decrease after some time, when your body is used to that type of medication.
When your treatment period is almost over don't stop taking your antidepressant medication in one day, because that can make depression symptoms to come back. You should keep taking your antidepressants, but in reduced doses.
Anxiety disorders treatment
Medications for anxiety disorders treatment include the benzodiazepines, like Xanax, Ativan, and Valium. But you should not take them for a long period of time, because they may cause addiction. They also have several side effects, such as poor concentration and drowsiness.
The other type of medication is antidepressants. They also may help in case of anxiety disorders, especially Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs).
Psychotic disorders treatment
In case of psychotic disorders a special type of drugs is used, which called antipsychotics. Talk to your doctor which type of medications is best for you, because they have different side effects. Your doctor will help to find the type of drugs that have minimal side effects for your body. In some cases changing of dosage may decrease side effects. Usually they decrease after several days of treatment. Most common side effects are: rapid heartbeat, drowsiness, decreased sexual interest, higher sensitivity of skin to the sun, restlessness and pacing, muscle spasms, increased weight, menstrual periods problems.
But, there are also serious side effects of antipsychotic drugs. They can be present particularly when antipsychotic medications are used for long period. Here is the list of antipsychotic drugs serious side effects:
- Agranulocytosis: decreased quantity of white cells in blood. White cells are responsible for fighting with infection in body and in case of agranulocytosis the person becomes vulnerable to infection. This side effect meets only when Clozaril is taken. So when this medication is used for treatment often blood tests are recommended.
- Tardive dyskinesia: a person with this symptom has uncontrolled movements of some parts of the body. Sometimes it gets difficult to control the face muscles and tongue.
- Neuroleptic malignant syndrome: this disorder is very dangerous and can be fatal. Symptoms include high blood pressure, sweating, fever, strong muscle rigidity.
Changing of dosage or medication can help if you have serious side effects. Also, there are medicines that treat some side effects. The new types of anti-psychotic drugs have less side effects.
ADHD treatment
There is a group of medications that used for treatment of ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). These drugs called stimulants and include Dexedrine, Ritalin, and Adderal.
Medications that used for mental illnesses help to treat symptoms, but they don't treat illness itself. When symptoms are reduced a person with mental illness can return to normal conditions.
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