List of psychotropic medications

List of medications which are used to treat psychiatric conditions that are on the market in the United States.

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, cause drowsiness
• Antabuse - used to treat alcohol addiction
• Aricept - used to slow the progression of dementia
• Anafranil - tricyclic antidepressant; mostly used for OCD
• Ativan - benzodiazepine, used to relieve anxiety
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B

• BuSpar - an anti -anxiety medication
• Benzodiazepines - a class of sedatives

C

• Celexa - an antidepressant of the SSRI class (Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor)
• Clozaril - an atypical antipsychotic (Clozapine)
• Concerta - an extended release form of methylphenidate(NDRI used to treat ADD/ADHD)
• Cymbalta - an antidepressant of the SSNRI (Selective Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor) class, similar to Effexor (venlafaxine)

D

• Depakote - an atiepileptic and mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder, neuropathic pain and others. Sometimes called an antimanic medication
• Doxepin - brand name Sinequan, a tricyclic antidepressant,also used to treat nerve pain, insomnia a.similar to imipramine.
• Dexedrine - dextroamphetamine sulfate, used to treat severe ADHD and Narcolepsy.
• Desoxyn methamphetamine hydrochloride, used to treat severe ADHD and severe exogenous obesity. Rarely used.

E

• Effexor - an antidepressant of the SSNRI (or SNRI) class
• Elavil - a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA), less commonly used these days as an antidepressant or to treat psychiatric conditions (considered a first line treatment option for neuropathic pain)
• Eskalith - a salt of Lithium, which is a mood stabilizer used to prevent bipolar disorder.

F

• Fluoxetine - (Prozac) is an SSRI drug used to treat major depressive disorder, bulimia nervosa (an eating disorder) obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).
• Fluvoxamine - (Luvox) is the first SSRI drug. It is indicated to treat obsessive compulsive disorder (US) and both OCD and depression elsewhere in the world.

G

• Gabitril - a mood stabilizer
• Geodon - an "atypical" antipsychotic

H

• Haldol - a "typical" antipsychotic, one of the oldest, usually given in conjunction with "cogentin", an antiparkinsonic. This is due to the high occurrence of tardive dyskinesia on patients with prolonged Haldol use.

I

• Imipramine - a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) which is sometimes used to treat bulimia, panic disorder, or related disorders
• Inderal - a beta blocker known as propranolol. It is used for acute anxiety, panic attacks, hypertension.
• Invega Sustenna- an atypical antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, delusions, and aggression.

K

• Keppra - an anticonvulsant drug which is sometimes used as a mood stabilizer
• Klonopin - anti-anxiety and anti-epileptic medication of the benzodiazepine class

L

• Lamictal - a mood stabilizer of the anticonvulsant class
• Latuda - an atypical anti-psychotic
• Lexapro - an antidepressant of the SSRI class
• Librium - the first approved medication of the benzodiazepine class. Mostly used to treat acute alcohol withdrawal.
• Lithium (generic name) - Known more commonly by its generic name, a mood stabilizer used in treating bipolar disorder
• Lithobid (Lithium) - A trade drug of the antipsychotic drug lithium, which is a mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder
• Lunesta - a sleep aid
• Luvox - an antidepressant of the SSRI class, often used to treat Obsessive-compulsive disorder

M

• Mellaril - an antipsychotic, today rarely used

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

O

• Olanzapine - an second generation antipsychotic

P

• Paxil - an SSRI antidepressant, used frequently to treat depression and anxiety disorders
• Phenelzine - (Nardil)-MAOIs for depression
• Pristiq - an SNRI antidepressant
• Prolixin - an antipsychotic
• Prozac - an SSRI antidepressant
• Phenobarbital- a barbiturate, sedative and hypnotic properties

Q

• Quetiapine an antipsychotic drug mainly used to treat schizophrenia

R

• Remeron - an antidepressant which is often used as a sleep aid
• Restoril - a sleep aid of the benzodiazepine class
• Risperdal - an "atypical" antipsychotic
• Ritalin - a stimulant used to treat ADHD/ADD

S

• Saphris - an atypical antipsychotic
• Serax - anti -anxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class, often used to help during detoxification from alcohol or other drugs of abuse
• Sertraline HCl an SSRI class anti-depressant (brand name Zoloft)
• Seroquel - an "atypical" antipsychotic, sometimes is used as a sleep aid when given in low doses
• Serzone- an "atypical" antidepressant
• Stelazine - an older antipsychotic, today rarely used
• Strattera - a non-stimulant medication used to treat ADD/ADHD
• Sycrest - an atypical antipsychotic

T

• Thorazine - an older antipsychotic, although highly effective it is rarely used today because of the high occurrence of serious side effects
• Topamax - a mood stabilizer, also used for migraine headaches
• Trazodone - atypical antidepressant, most typically used now as a sleep aid
• Trileptal - a mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder

tegretol- antiseizure that can also be used for mood disorder

V

• Valium - anti-anxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class
• Vistaril - an antihistamine for the treatment of itches and irritations, an antiemetic, as a weak analgesic, an opioid potentiator, and as an anxiolytic.
• Vyvanse - a stimulant used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

W

• Wellbutrin - an antidepressant of the norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI) class, structurally identical to Zyban, a smoking cessation aid

X

• Xanax - an antianxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class

Z

• Zoloft - an antidepressant of the SSRI class Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
• Zyprexa - an "atypical" antipsychotic medication used in the treatment of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, and various types of dementia and /sometimes OCD(obsessive compulsive disorder.
• Zaleplon - a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic
• Zolpidem - a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic

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