TCAs are sometimes prescribed in severe cases of depression or when SSRI medications don't work. These medications affect a number of brain chemicals (neurotransmitters), especially epinephrine and norepinephrine (also called adrenaline and noradrenaline, respectively). Interestingly, premenopausal women tend...
Other options includedrugssuch as valproate,carbamazepine, and the antipsychoticsolanzapineandrisperidone. Like lithium, some of these medications—valproate, olanzapine, and risperidone in particular—can cause weight gain, so they may not be what you and your doctor choose. Nelson feels carbamazepine i...
Olanzapine caused significantly greater ROS formation vs. control under all treatment conditions, while in the case of haloperidol and clozapine only two higher concentrations resulted in significantly increased ROS formation. Vitamin C reduced the ROS production of all tested drugs, but for olanzapine ...