What Works For Anxiety Disorders–Anti-Anxiety Drugs
Short-term use (up to four weeks)
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Long-term use
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GAD
GAD
PTSD and ASD
PTSD and ASD
Social Phobia
Social Phobia
Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia
Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia
Specific Phobias
Specific Phobias
OCD
OCD
WHAT ARE THEY?
Anti-anxiety drugs are used mainly for …
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Staying on Psychiatric Drugs and Harm Reduction
You may decide that, given the degree of crisis you are facing and the obstacles to workable alternatives, you want to continue psychiatric medication. Don’t feel judged for making …
FORFIVO XL®
Fore fye’ voe Eks el
(bupropion hydrochloride extended-release tablets)
MEDICATION GUIDE
Read this Medication Guide carefully before you start using FORFIVO XL and each time you get a refill. There may be new information. This information …
Invega-Paliperidone
Package leaflet: Information for the user
INVEGA 1.5 mg prolonged-release tablets; INVEGA 3 mg prolonged-release tablets; INVEGA 6 mg prolonged-release tablets; INVEGA 9 mg prolonged-release tablets; INVEGA 12 mg prolonged-release tablets
Read all of this leaflet carefully …
TEGRETOL Novartis
Carbamazepine
Use:
Anticonvulsant, antimanic agent. Epilepsy: Adults and children > 12 years – initially, 100-200 mg once or twice a day; increased in divided doses until best response obtained. Optimal daily dosage: 800-1200 mg. Rarely, …
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Mental Health Medications
Overview
Medications can play a role in treating several mental disorders and conditions. Treatment may also include psychotherapy (also called “talk therapy”) and brain stimulation therapies (less common). In some cases, psychotherapy alone may …
Selected Facts about Mental Health in the United States
Overview
An estimated 61.5 million Americans—about one in four adults—suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. About 13.6 million Americans, or 1 in 17, suffer …
