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List of psychotropic medications
Introduction
List of medications which are used to treat psychiatric conditions on the market in the United States.
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A
- 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
C
C
D
D
- Depakote – a mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder, sometimes called an antimanic medication
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E
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F
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I
- 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
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J
K
K
- Keppra – an anticonvulsant drug which is sometimes used as a mood stabilizer
- Klonopin – antianxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class
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L
- 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
N
N
- 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
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O
P
P
Q
Q
R
R
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S
- 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
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T
- 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
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U
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W
- Wellbutrin – an antidepressant of the NDRI class Norepinephrine and Dopamine Reuptake Inhibitor, structurally similar to Zyban, a stop -smoking aid
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Y
Z
Z
- 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