List of psychotropic medications

List of medications which are used to treat psychiatric conditions on the market in the United States.

• Abilify – antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and agitation
• Adderall – stimulant used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Ambien – used as a sleep aid
• Antabuse – used to treat alcohol addiction
• Aricept – used to slow the progression of dementia
• Ativan – an anti -anxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class often used to help with panic attacks or during detoxification from alcohol or other drugs

• BuSpar – an anti -anxiety medication

• Celexa – an antidepressant of the SSRI class (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor)
• Clozaril – an antipsychotic
• Concerta – used to treat ADD/ADHD
• Cymbalta – an antidepressant of the SSNRI (Selective Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor) class, similar to Effexor

• Depakote – a mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder, sometimes called an antimanic medication

• Effexor – an antidepressant of the SSNRI (or SNRI) class
• Elavil – a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA), less commonly used these days
• Eskalith – a type of Lithium, which is a mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder

• Gabitril – a mood stabilizer
• Geodon – an antipsychotic

• Haldol – an antipsychotic

• Imipramine – a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) which is sometimes used to treat bulimia, panic disorder, or related disorders
• Inderal – a beta blocker alternatively known as propranolol used for acute anxiety

• Keppra – an anticonvulsant drug which is sometimes used as a mood stabilizer
• Klonopin – antianxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class

• Lamictal – a mood stabilizer of the anticonvulsant class
• Lexapro – an antidepressant
• Librium – antianxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class
• Lithobid – a type of Lithium, which is a mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder
• Loxitane – an antipsychotic, today rarely used
• Lunesta – a sleep aid
• Luvox – an antidepressant of the SSRI class, often used to treat Obsessive-compulsive disorder

• Mellaril – an antipsychotic, today rarely used

• Namenda – used to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s Dementia
• Navane – an antipsychotic, today rarely used
• Neurontin – an anticonvulsant (anti -seizure medication) which is sometimes used as a mood stabilizer or to treat chronic pain, particularly diabetic neuropathy

• Paxil – an SSRI antidepressant, used frequently to treat depression and anxiety disorders
• Prolixin – an antipsychotic
• Prozac – an SSRI antidepressant

• Remeron – an antidepressant which is often used as a sleep aid
• Reminyl – used to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s Dementia
• Restoril
• ReVia – alternatively known as Naltrexone
• Risperdal – an antipsychotic
• Ritalin – a stimulant used to treat ADHD/ADD

• Serax – anti -anxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class, often used to help during detoxification from alcohol or other drugs of abuse
• Seroquel – an antipsychotic, sometimes is used as a sleep aid
• Serzone
• Stelazine – an older antipsychotic, today rarely used
• Strattera – a non -stimulant medication used to treat ADD/ADHD

• Topamax – a mood stabilizer, also used for migraine headaches
• Thorazine – an older antipsychotic, today rarely used because of the high occurrence of serious side effects
• Trazodone – a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA), most typically used now as a sleep aid
• Trileptal – a mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder

• Vistaril

• Wellbutrin – an antidepressant of the NDRI class Norepinephrine and Dopamine Reuptake Inhibitor, structurally similar to Zyban, a stop -smoking aid

• Xanax – an antianxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class

• Zoloft – an antidepressant if the SSRI class Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
• Zyprexa – an antipsychotic medication used in the treatment of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, and various types of dementia