Tricyclic antidepressant

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…

What is Depression? Depression is clinically diagnosed as a mood disorder that may cause severe symptoms such as a persistent feeling of sadness or impaired concentration. It may have an affect over a person’s mood, behavior and thoughts, which in turn can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems. Major factors that play a role in depression include genetics, neurobiology/chemistry, or life events such as trauma, loss of a loved one, divorce, or any stressful situation. Depressed…

chronic pain, even when depressive symptoms do not exist in the patient. These drugs have been shown to aid in managing pain caused by arthritis, nerve damage, tension headaches, migraines and even back pain. The majority of antidepressants used in this manner are from the Tricyclic family, which is still part of the overall psychotropic family. Though the painkilling mechanism is not fully understood, results have been seen in long-term pain management after several weeks of…

Depression is a mental illness that can be very chronic and causes mood disorders, a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. With proper diagnose and treatment depression can be controlled however, it has not always been easy to diagnose or receive treatment. Depression was initially called Melancholia and was first found in the Mesopotamian texts in the second millennium B.C. However, at this time it was not considered a medical issue. On the other hand the early Mesopotamian…

Depression should be treated with antidepressants due to various ethical reasons that help basic mental and physical health. Depression is a serious mood disorder that enables one to easily feel sad, upset, and stressed out. Since depression is common today, more people rely on different types of treatment such as medications and drugs. “The World Health Organization reports that depression is the second leading cause of disability worldwide and, by 2020, is estimated to be the leading cause of…

In the world of psychiatry nearly all drugs in use today were created between 1950 and 1969. It’s hard to imagine with so many drug commercials on TV revealing new and groundbreaking products, that the same products being advertised today were actually created based on chemistry performed more than 60 years ago (Klein, p.259, 2014). The reason behind this is simple. The creation of new drugs based on finding new molecular entities is extremely costly. For the Federal Drug Administration (FDA)…

1. Distinguish between postpartum blues and postpartum depression. I want you to use several references and really discuss this topic. (3points) Postpartum blues- this is also known as baby blues. Baby blues tend to happen within the first two or three says after the delivery process. This process can last up to two weeks. This is a normal part of early motherhood. According to American pregnancy baby blues can happen to 70- 80% of new mothers. They can experience negative feeling of their self…

I think back to the year 2003. It was my first time stepping foot into a public school. All of my life up until my transition into public school education was spent comfortably in a private school with friends and teachers whom I grew up with from kindergarten to seventh grade. That day started a battle that I would continuously have with myself for seven grueling years. As an extrovert, the pain of feeling like I could not be my true self was excruciating. The constant feeling of rejection,…

Carbamazepine (Tegretol) and Phenobarbital (Luminal) belongs to a group of medication called anticonvulsants. Tegretol is prescribed to control epilepsy, prevents facial pan from trigeminal, and act as a mood stabilizer to control mania in patients that have episodes of over activity. The medication decreases the synaptic transmission in the central nervous system affecting the sodium channels in neurons (Deglin, Vallerand, & Sanoski, 2014, p. 265). Similarly, Luminal is prescribed to patients…

Sydney Browning 11/13/15 9th Lit Kowalske Mental Illness There are many mental illnesses that should be addressed in the book The Glass Castle . One of the many mental illnesses that should be addressed in the book is Bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disorder is a disorder where you have frequent mood swings and it can last from a few weeks or the rest of your life. Some symptoms of this disorder are 1) Poor financial choices 2)Feeling overly high 3) Feelings of sadness 4) Fatigue and…