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Medications- Menu of reasonable choices Chart listing bipolar
medications (not working July 2002) cached on
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http://www.mgh.harvard.edu/depts/allpsych/bipolar/meds.html
in the search box Medication used for Bipolar In depth, detailed and hard to navigate but includes a great deal of information General Psych. Medication Information guess-what.com Medication Classification List alphabetical list guess-what.com Detailed Chart on Medications other than antidepressants Massachusetts General Hospital Drugs and how they work Norfolk Mental Health Care NHS Trust Anticonvulsants are used both in treating epilepsy and bipolar Newer Antiepileptic Drugs Gabapentin, Lamotrigine, Felbamate, Topiramate and Fosphenytoin Psychiatric Times How Do Psychotropic Medications Really Work Psychiatric Times October 1999 CME Currently Prescribed Psychotropic Medications Nami Women and Psychopharmacology medscape Gemder differences to take into account when taking or prescribing medications Psychiatric Medications APA Online Pamphlet Short overview of types and subtypes. Very little on Bipolar Medications |
| Generic | Brand Name | Links to Information (this site) |
| Lithium Carbonate | Eskalith/Lithonate | Lithium |
| Anticonvulsants | ||
| Carbamazepine | Tegretol/Epitol | |
| Valproate | Depakote | Depakote/divaloproex |
| Gabapentin | Neurontin Focus on Gabapentin | |
| Lamotrigine | Lamictal | Lamictal |
| Tiagabine | Gabatril | |
| Topiramate | Topamax | |
| Calcium channel blockers | ||
| Verapamil | Calan/Isoptin | |
| Amlodipine | Norvasc | |
| Other | ||
| Omega3 fatty acids- Fish oil | ||
| Atypical antipsychotics | only olanzapine is approved | |
| Mood Stabilizers Links to Information | ||
| Mood stabilizers-Part 1 Mood Stabilizers - Part II Mood Stabilizers - Part III McMan | ||
| Generic | Brand Name | Links to Information |
| Chlorpromazine | Thorazine/Largactil | |
| Thioridazine | Mellaril | |
| Haloperidol | Haldol | |
| Thiothixene | Navane | |
| Perphenazine | Trilafon | |
| Fluphenazine | Prolixin/Modecate/Permitil | |
| Atypical Antipsychotics More | ||
| Risperidone | Risperdal | Focus on Risperidone |
| Olanzapine | Zyprexa(r) | Olanzapine(this site) |
| Clozapine | Focus on Clozapine | Clozapine |
| Quetiapine medscape,Data sheet | Seroquel AstraZeneca | Focus on Quetiapine |
| Ziprasidone medscape | Geodon about.com | approved Feb 5. 2001 for schizophrenia |
| aripiprazole | in the works | |
| Medications to control Antipsychotic side effects | ||
| Benzotropine | Cogentin | |
| Trihexyphenidyl | Artane | |
| Amantadine | Symmetrel | |
| Propranolol | Inderal | |
| New antipsychotic drugs combined with nicotine patch help schizophrenics quit smoking | ||
| Melatonin May Reduce Tardive Dyskenesia Symptoms Medscape | ||
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| Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI'S) | ||
| Fluoxetine | Prozac® Lilly | more (this site) |
| Paroxetine | Paxil ® SmithKline Beecham | |
| Sertraline | Zoloft Pfizer | |
| Fluvoxamine | Luvox | |
| Citalopram | Celexa Forest | |
| Tricyclics ( TCA'S) | ||
| Amitriptyline | Elavil/Endep | |
| Amoxapine | Asendin | |
| Desipramine | Norpramin | |
| Doxepin | Adapin/Sinequan | |
| Imipramine | Tofranil/Janimine | |
| Nortripyline | Pamelor/Aventyl | |
| Protriptyline | Vivactil | |
| Trimipramine | Surmontil | |
| Clomipramine | Anafranil | |
| Tetracyclic Antidepressants | ||
| Maprotiline | Ludomil | |
| Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOI's) | ||
| Phenelzine | Nardil | |
| Tranycypromine | Parnate | |
| Selegiline(L-Deprenyl) | Eldepryl | |
| Moclobemide | Manerix, Aurorix | |
| Atypical Antidepressants | ||
| Bupropion | Wellbutrin Glaxo | |
| Mirtazapine | Remeron Organon (Short) | |
| Nefazodone | Serzone | |
| Trazodone | Desyrel | |
| Venlafaxine | Effexor | |
| More in depth information on antidepressants (this site) | ||
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Benzodiazepines |
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Ativan |
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Diazepam |
Valium |
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Alprazolam |
Xanax |
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| Buspar | ||
| Other (Still Experimental ) | |
| Adrenergic blocking agents*: clonidine,
propranolol, guanfacine Calcium channel blockers*: verapamil, nifedipine, nimodipine, amlodipine Hormonal medications*: thyroxine, estrogen/progesterone, tamoxifen Others*: tryptophan, choline, donepezil |
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