“Serious mental illnesses,” the study authors say, “including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and nonaffective psychoses, are associated with high levels of morbidity and are challenging to treat.” “Many drugs have been identified as having potential for repurposing in these disorders,” they ...
There are quite a few drugs known to induce or worsen psoriasis symptoms. Theoretically, any drug has the potential to induce flare, but there some more likely to do so. These include: Chloroquineused to treat or prevent malaria ACE inhibitorsused to treat high blood pressure Beta-blockersalso...
These drugs are used to treat depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, OC, and other mood disorders. SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors) block or delay the reabsorption of serotonin and are used to treat major depressive disorders and anxiety disorders. You’ll find that they end in -...
Physicians use a variety of drugs to treat CRPS, including antidepressants, corticosteroids, vasodilators, gabapentin, and alpha- or beta-adrenergic-blocking compounds. Elevation of the extremity and physical therapy are also used to treat CRPS. Injection of a local anesthetic, such as lidocaine, is...
Drugs indicated to treathigh cholesterolsuch as simvastatin (Zocor) or atorvastatin (Lipitor) The following drugs may increase nefazodone blood levels or toxicity: buspirone (Buspar) sibutramine (Meridia) sumatriptan (Imitrex) or other similar drugs formigraine headache ...
Children who have parents with depression tend to have their first episode of depression earlier than children whose parents don’t have the condition. Children from chaotic or conflicted families, or children and teens who abuse substances like alcohol and drugs, are also at greater risk of ...
Schiffman identifies four reasons why patients may be leaning toward complementary and alternative techniques to relieve their anxiety. 1. General mistrust of pharmaceutical companies. The 2010 movie Love and Other Drugs does a good job of explaining patients’ growing mistrust of pharmaceutical companies...
Since PKC is known to acutely inhibit the activity of the high affinity inositol transporter (Handler and Kwon 1993; Batty et al. 1993), it is tempting to speculate that modifi- cations of PKC activity might also be responsible for the effects of antibipolar drugs on this system. The ...
Exposure therapy must be performed at an appropriate pace to avoid overwhelming the patient. Psychiatric medications:Antidepressantsin the SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) category have been used to treat specific phobias and other anxiety disorders.Benzodiazepine drugsmay be prescribed on an ...
In general, the doses were titrated quickly because of severe pain. Many of the doses were higher than those used to treat epilepsy. Many of the reported cardiovascular effects resolved after discontinuation of carbamazepine.[Ref] Nervous system Very common (10% or more): Dizziness (44%), ...