Haloperidol

“The atypical antipsychotics with their proven efficacy against manic symptoms are emerging as candidates for use against the depressive phase of bipolar disorder” (Keck, 2005, p. 34). Antipsychotics are generally used for treatment of mania either alone or in a combination with mood stabilizers (Yatham, 2003). Risperidone, olanzapine and quetiapine have been examined in double blind, placebo-controlled trials for their efficacy in acute mania in monotherapy as well as in combination with mood…

CBC (complete blood cell count), and thyroid function studies (TSH, free T4). How is hyperprolactinemia treated? Hyperprolactinemia is typically treated by tapering, discontinuing, or switching any implicated medications such antipsychotics (eg, haloperidol) or antiemetics (eg, metoclopramide). Patients with pituitary adenomas (prolactinomas) typically benefit from initial treatment with dopamine agonists such as Dostinex (cabergoline). Dopamine agonists are effective because they inhibit the…

Bipolar and Pregnancy Bipolar disorder, sometimes still referred to as manic depression, is a mental disorder marked by alternating periods of elation and depression. Not only does it cause serious shifts in mood, energy, thinking and behaviour, the cycles of the disorder can last for days, weeks or months at a time. Bipolar disorders also have major adverse social and economic effects that often interfere with a person’s ability to work and function normally. For women, bipolar and pregnancy…

MUSIC THERAPY TO DECREASE AGITATION AND ANXIETY IN DEMENTIA PATIENTS 7 Music Therapy to Decrease Agitation and Anxiety in Dementia Patients Overview of Agitation and Anxiety in Patients with Dementia Dementia Dementia is a major neurocognitive disorder that impairs cognitive and intellectual ability, memory, language, reasoning and judgments, which can interfere with daily functioning (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Symptoms of dementia differ among patients;…

treatments are aimed at eliminating the patient’s symptoms. Treatments for this disorder include antipsychotic medications and various psychosocial treatments ("NIMH ·Schizophrenia." 1). Antipsychotic medications like Chlorpromazine (Thorazine), Haloperidol (Haldol), Perphenazine (Etrafon, Trilafon), Fluphenazine (Prolixin) are used to treat psychotic symptoms, hallucinations, and breaks with reality. These medications are usually in pill form or liquid form but they can also be administered as…

somehow longer. Usually, patient with depression respond to SSRIs within 2-6 weeks whereas patients with OCD take 10-12 weeks of response time (Dougherty, Rauch and Jenike, 2004). Some suggested that addition of low dose antipsychotic agent (eg haloperidol, olanzapine, etc) could augment the mechanism of SSRIs, leading to improvement of OCD symptoms. (Goddard et al., 2008) Clomipramine is a tricyclic antidepressant which is of seldom use to treat OCD now. This is mainly…

The first article was Medication For Autism, by Healthwise Staff, Primary Medical Reviewer John Pope, MD - Pediatrics, Specialist Medical Reviewer Fred Volkmar, MD - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. This article was about the different types of medicines that could help prevent self-injury and other behaviors that are causing difficulty. There is no standard medicine for the cure of autism, to conclude The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) are targeting the main problem behaviors for autism…

For example, Oliver Sacs refers to the drug haloperidol, and how it can dramatically reduce the symptoms of Tourette’s. However, while certain medications drastically reduce the symptoms. The side effects produced by these medications cause the patient to feel dreadful. For instance, in the article “A Surgeons Life” Oliver Sacs talks regarding a man named Bennett, who was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome, Bennett had been prescribed the drug haloperidol to moderate his severe case of…

Huntington disease What is Huntington disease? Huntington disease is an inherited neurologic disorder characterized by progressive neurodegeneration resulting in abnormal movements (chorea), sustained postures (dystonia), psychiatric symptoms, and dementia. The condition most frequently affects individuals during mid-life, but patients range from childhood to age 80. Symptoms are typically insidious – they come about slowly and progressively. Chorea is described as a dance-like, rapid,…

Part 1: adverse reactions 1.1 Introduction (QT prolongation) The toxicity of antipsychotic drugs is considered a good example of specific gender differences in Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) in a dose-dependent manner [1]. This adverse effect is induced cardiac arrhythmia known as torsade de pointes (TdP) (delay of cardiac repolarization), are associated with the following drugs such as; chlorpromazine, mesoridazine, pimozide and thioridazone, which increase the risk of QT prolongation. It…