may directly contribute to psychiatric symptoms, may interfere with proper metabolism of psychotropic medications, or both” (Preston, Kindle Locations 1566-1567). I would also want to ask their opinion on the hallucinations and maybe look into the citalopram prescribed and if they knew the patients inconsistency in taking the…
irritable, loss or increase in appetite, sleep difficulty, suicidal talk and or attempt • Treatment: -Talk therapy -Group therapy -Electroconvulsive therapy -Medications: 1. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs): Fluoxetine (Prozac), Citalopram (Celexa), or Paroxetine (Paxil) 2. Tricyclic Antidepressants: Amoxapine (Asendin), Desipramine (Norpramin), Doxepin (Sinequan), Clomipramine (Anafranil) 3. Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs): Phenelzine (Nardil), Isocarboxazid…
temperature (Vallone, 1997). SSRIs work by blocking the reuptake of serotonin back into the presynaptic neuron, increasing serotonin’s availability (Vallone, 1997). The five currently marketed SSRIs- fluoxetine, sertraline, paroxetine, fluvoxamine and citalopram- were accepted by international regulatory agencies, as they were found to be superior to placebo, and for most cases, of equal efficacy when compared to the older generations of tricyclic…
compulsive sexual disorders and/or to gain benefit from libido-lowering sexual side effects. Higher doses than are typically administered for depression are usually used. These include sertraline (Zoloft), fluoxetine (Prozac), fluvoxamine (Luvox), citalopram (Celexa), and paroxetine (Paxil). Intensity of sex drive is not consistently related to the behavior of paraphiliacs and high levels of circulating testosterone do not predispose a male to paraphilias. Hormones such as medroxyprogesterone…
The cortex, including the hippocampus, is the main area of the brain affected with the decline from dementia. Dementias are caused, basically, by brain cell death. Progressive brain cell death, that happens over time, is what is behind most dementias. Dementia can be caused by a head injury, a stroke, a brain tumor, or other causes. Dementia can also be caused by traumatic brain injury, especially if those injuries were repetitive. It is possible for dementia to be caused by prior diseases…
What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder? “According to the American Psychiatric Association, Post-traumatic stress disorder is known to be an anxiety disorder that resulted from a particular tragic or terrifying incident stimulating major stress. Individual with PTSD normally have constant frightening thoughts & memories of their past encounters, this makes them emotionally numb to their close relatives or friends. PTSD knows no age limit or barrier, it can happen at any age. This disorder…
Psychogenic Amnesia Definition: Psychogenic amnesia (dissociative amnesia) is a condition in which a person subconsciously blocks out certain information (usually associated with a stressful or traumatic event) leaving them unable to remember important personal details. Unlike regular amnesia, in psychogenic amnesia the memories still exist but are deeply buried within the person's mind and cannot be recalled. These memories may resurface over time or if triggered by something in the person’s…
behaviors for autism and putting research into the medicines they are prescribing. Medicines that are used to treat behavioral problems with Autism are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and antipsychotic medicines. (SSRIs) include citalopram, fluoxetine, and…
Throughout the world, people know or have a relative or have a friend that has a type of depression they go through. Depression has several different types. There are different types of depression, which has many symptoms requiring various medications affecting people individually. There known problems sleeping, eating, having low-esteem (poor feeling of oneself), trouble of concentrating, and feeling hopeless. (“Mental Depression”). The major depressive significant changes would be weight…
drugs always require a printout prescription that the patient can take with them to their pharmacy. Fluticasone (Flonase) is a corticosteroid commonly used for allergies and asthma, and the most common form prescribed at the clinic is a nasal spray. Citalopram hydrobromide (Celexa) is commonly prescribed to patients for depression. Amlodipine besylate (Norvasc) is prescribed for hypertension, which seems to be common reason for a medication prescription at the…