What Works For Anxiety Disorders–Anti-Anxiety Drugs
Short-term use (up to four weeks)
Our rating
Long-term use
Our rating
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 …
Trileptal- Oxcarbazepine
Package Leaflet: Information for the User
TRILEPTAL 150 mg film-coated tablets;TRILEPTAL 300 mg film-coated tablets; TRILEPTAL 600 mg film-coated tablets
Oxcarbazepine
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine.
– Keep this leaflet. You …
SSRI discontinuation syndrome
When was the SSRI discontinuation syndrome first recognized?
Reports began to emerge soon after the SSRIs were introduced in the late 1980s.
How common is it? The incidence and prevalence of this syndrome is …
Why do people have withdrawal problems?
Most psychiatric drugs work on body chemicals called neurotransmitters, which carry messages between nerves, or between nerves and muscles, glands or other organs. They cross the gap (the synapse) between …
Reducing Drug Dosage Safely
The following are general considerations, and no single pattern fits everyone:
Usually it is best to go slow and taper gradually. Though some people are able to successfully go off quickly or all …
What is Lexapro?
Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate) is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
Lexapro is available by prescription only
Lexapro has been proven safe and effective for the acute and maintenance treatment of MDD in adults and adolescents …
Child and Adolescent Mental Illness Statistics
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a condition that becomes apparent in some children in the preschool and early school years. It is hard for these children to control their …
