Tricyclic antidepressant

One common neuropharmachological agent is fluoxetine or Prozac. Prozac is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) and among the most extensively prescribed drugs in existence (Komlosi, Molnar, Rozsa, Olah, Barzo, & Tamas, 2012). To better understand why Prozac is a popular drug, a review of the physiological mechanisms underlying its action and properties will be conducted. Before understanding how Prozac works, it is important to review biological aspects of the neuron and…

This article is about a person with bipolar disorder her name is Jamie Lowe. She was sent to an institution at the age of 17. She describes her episodes that are mostly manic. This gives the readers a taste of what it’s like to have a psychological disorder. Finally, after being too tired to fight the nurses, she accepts her medication, lithium, a mood stabilizer. It made her better, curbing her manic episodes. These pills made her functional. This type of treatment is called a biological…

“A mental illness is a condition that impacts a person’s thinking, feeling, or mood…,” (“Mental Health Conditions”). Adults and children alike are susceptible to mental illness, yet it is an issue that many people subconsciously sweep under the rug. The stigma around mental illness, that it is an affliction for which one is to be shamed, is a strong one. Many people often do not know that, in all likelihood, they know at least one person who is mentally ill. As of 2014, one in twenty-five…

can not control by themselves? 6,854 felt sad or hopeless, 6,857 made a plan to attempt suicide, 5,900 attempted suicide that resulted in medical care. Many people think the best way to treat depression in teenagers is by medication but, yet antidepressants can cause suicidal thoughts and is only most effective when used with other treatments. Therefore we should take teenage depression more serious and must, need a therapy…

Case 2: Drug selection in treatment of migraine-Triptan Migraine is a severe headache felt as a throbbing pain at the front or side of the head. Triptan, the 5-hydroxytryptamine agonists are widely used as first-line abortive therapies for migraine headache patients. The currently available triptans offer clear evidence of improved clinical and economic outcomes compared with previous anti-migraine therapies, such as ergotamine alkaloids. However, the clinical and economic benefits of triptans…

run through the woods clears my mind and eases my anxiety more than a pill. I feel that the great outdoors really can be the best medicine for both anxiety and depression. Too often people turn to antidepressants for helping their anxiety and depression. One in 10 Americans now takes an antidepressant medication (Rabin). People are finding that…

Auricular acupuncture has been used widely in substance abuse treatment program throughout the North America and the world, despite limited research evidence for its effectiveness. The national Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) is a standardized 3-5 point’s acupuncture protocol, not only substance abuse but also a broad range of behavior health applications. The objective of this inquiry is to review on literature published about the NADA p 3-5 point ear acupuncture protocol in terms…

of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs variant then there are the tricyclics while the other popular variant is the monoamine oxidase inhibitors or MAOIs. These depression medications (the SSRIs variant as well as the other newer depression medication available in the market) actually to be a much safer alternative than the tricyclics, since they have fewer side-effects as opposed to the tricyclics depression medication…

“The Medicated Americans” is about America’s antidepressant use and how most of the time the terms “depression” and “Depression” can lead to incorrect prescriptions of these antidepressants. The author Charles Barber goes into detail on the numerous amount of misdiagnoses for depression due to the misunderstanding of the word. Like depression, most other disorders are not being treated correctly and a majority of the people who are being treated are not receiving the full benefits they need. 43…

ADHD vs. Bipolar Disorder Overview Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Bipolar Disorder both are psychiatric syndromes. Both of them share some potential symptoms for which misdiagnosis often occur. It is also true both of them can co-exist in certain patients. Similar symptoms In both ADHD and Bipolar disorder patients tend to be restless, impulsive, talkative, impatience and mood volatility. Moreover, ADHD and Bipolar patients have genetic links. Their family history often…