Depressant

The counselor was ordering an anti-depressant for Mr. L and she afterwards discovers that Mr. L also is taking herbal mixtures correspondingly. After Mr. L was encountered concerning the consumption of these herbal mixtures alongside using the anti-depressants that it isn’t beneficial on behalf of Mr. L, so he discontinues his therapy. It remains in his beneficial awareness to take the recommendation that your doctor happens to be revealing. The physician was situated to advise Mr. L to…

Depressants are one of the main drug category. They are used to experience euphoria or with other drugs to add to the other drugs’ high or to deal with their side effects. Depressants bring you down and suppress brain function, the effect of this is it will put you to sleep, relieve anxiety and muscle spasms, and prevent seizures.Other effects over a longer time can be depressants cause amnesia, leaving no memory of events that occur while under the influence, reduce your reaction time, impair…

ramifications that will follow. Persistent use can result in substance use disorders as well as tolerance to the substance being ingested. There are various categories such as depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, and cannabis. Drugs or substances have different effects on the mind and body. The effects of depressants are seen in the central nervous system in the form of reduction in tension and inhibition. Alcohol, sedative hypnotic drugs, and opioids fall in this category. Stimulants…

worthlessness or even hopelessness, fatigue, irritability, excessive eating, no eating, excessive sleeping, or insomnia. There is a lot of controversy on whether or not anti-depressants will improve depression in kids or if it will lead to suicidal thoughts. This paper will examine the…

medication dosages should be taken as directed. Also, before stopping any anti-depressant medication, you should always consult with your doctor. The using of SSRI medications are considered better than older anti-depressant medications because they have fewer side effects and are less likely to cause harm if taken in an overdose (JAMA, 2014). Some may point to the “black-box” safety alert that is now carried on all anti-depressants because of their use being linked to suicidal thoughts and…

Anxiety and depression are the two leading types of reported mental health illness in the United States. They are two sides of the same insidious coin, and affect around 40 million people each year, or 18% of the population. (ADAA) The advent of anti-depressant drugs has created a multi-billion dollar industry that argues medication is the most effective treatment for patients. And while antidepressants are an important option to have available, they should not be considered the best or most…

in our bodies, it’s no wonder that new uses for anti-depressant medication have been discovered. In other words, some side effects of these drugs are showing promise in treating other illnesses. Wellbutrin (Buproprion) is an anti-depressant that also works to aid in smoking cessation (Hughes); in the UK and Australia buproprion is only licensed to be prescribed for smoking cessation. According to a report by Mayo Clinic staff, anti-depressants have been found to effectively help manage…

hallucinations and make the person taking the drug very hungry. One effect of a hallucinogen is that it can increase the way the person perceive sounds, making music sound better than how it did before the “high”. Harry is not abusing a depressant because a depressant reduces neural activity which is not what is happening with him. It’s also not a stimulant because a stimulant increases both neural activity and body functions. Harry’s heart rate and blood pressure did not increase as a result of…

Disorder who are newly diagnosed. They suggested that the use of medications like quetiapine or olanzapine, with carbamazepine and lamotrigine as alternatives to Lithium, would be beneficial. (Bauer et al., 2012). Also, they suggested the use of anti-depressant medications for a short term use, however it is still controversial to have such medications with combination with mood stabilizer or just use them as a monotherapy. Their second approach include using Lamotrigine as an alternative to…

Some teens with depression think that the only thing that can help them is anti-depressants but that is not true. In the documentary Lost and Found parents and teen’s spoke out about teenage depression, and the documentary also included Dr.Dubo who is a child and adolescent psychiatrist. Dr. Dubo stated, “It is difficult for parents to…