BackgroundTo treat acute schizophrenia, a long-acting antipsychotic formulation needs a rapid onset of action and therapeutic profile similar to that of oral agents. The present analysescompared results from a fixed-dose, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of olanzapine long-acting inje...
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If symptoms of psychosis (having delusions or seeing or hearing voices that are not real, for example) are present, a doctor may prescribe an antipsychotic medication, such as haloperidol (Haldol), risperidone (Risperdal), ziprasidone (Geodon), aripiprazole (Abilify), and olanzapine (Zyprexa). ...
Medication for delusional disorder Delusional disorder is often treated with antipsychotic medications. Specifically, a prescription medication calledclozapineis often used as an effective treatment option for delusional disorder[7]. A doctor can help you to determine the best dosage and medication to trea...
Medication ex- posure is another possible confound which might influence connectivity strength [129–131]. Overall, a large portion of individuals with ASC have psychiatric comorbidities during their lifespan (ADHD 28–44 %; anxiety 42–56 %; depres- sion 12–70 %; oppositional defiant disorder...
Fluoxetine (Prozac).This SSRI was FDA-approved for MDD in people aged 8 and older, OCD in people aged 7 and older, panic disorder, bulimia nervosa, and added to olanzapine in people with treatment-resistant depression or depressive episodes in people with bipolar I disorder. It's one of th...
However, a systematic review (Sepúlveda-Lizcano et al., 2023) has highlighted that not only drugs such clozapine, olanzapine, and risperidone are linked to weight gain and lipid profile alterations, but also some antidepressants and mood stabilizers. Therefore, it is essential to closely monitor ...
Clozapine and olanzapine exhibit Sawa A, Snyder SH (2002). Schizophrenia: diverse approaches to a an intrinsic anxiolytic property in two conditioned fear complex disease. Science 296: 692–695. paradigms: contrast with haloperidol and chlordiazepoxide. Seedat S, Fritelli V, Oosthuizen P, Emsley...
Risperidone, olanzapine and quetiapine in the treatment of behavioral and psychological symptoms in patients with Alzheimer's disease: preliminary findings... The objectives of this retrospective, naturalistic study were to provide preliminary data on the effects of 6 months treatment with risperidone, ol...
related tosystemic diseasessuch as renal failure andhyperthyroidism. Whereas delusions of parasitosis have traditionally been treated withpimozide, neweratypical antipsychotic agentssuch asolanzapineandrisperidoneare better tolerated and reduce the need for electrocardiographic monitoring of drug-induced...