Know Your Drugs

 People take all kinds of medications, some prescribed by the doctors, others bought over the counter and some bought or obtained through not so legal means. This page contains important information about psychiatric medications you or your friend or your family member may take. This material is for information only and we are not responsible for the authenticity of the information. We recommend very strongly, for your own safety and security, that you should not self medicate based on either this information or information obtained from other internet resources. You must discuss with your own doctor/psychiatrist who is specially trained in the art and science of treating mental illnesses. It looks very simple to self diagnose and self medicate because of the information readily available on the internet. However, your psychiatrist alone will know that no two persons are alike and what is good for one may not be good for the other. Medications react and behave differently in different people, and the doctor will carefully weigh all options, engage you in the discussion and then recommend what to take. The adverse effects of medications are likewise mentioned for your guidance only. They should not scare you into stopping medication. You must not change, increase, decrease the doses or stop medication without your psychiatrist’s advice.

 Anti anxiety drugs

These are the group of medications that the psychiatrists prescribe to treat various anxiety disorders. Some of the examples in this group are:

 Benzodiazepines – like Diazepam, Lorazepam, Nitrazepam, Temazepam and Alprazolam

 Beta blockers – like Propranolol

 Others – like Buspirone

 Anti depressants

These are the group of medications that the psychiatrists prescribe to treat various depressive disorders. Some of the examples in this group are:

Tricyclics – like Amitriptyline, Imipramine, and Trimipramine etc

SSRIs – like Fluoxetine, Citalopram etc

SNRIs – like Venlafaxine

SARIs – like Reboxetine

NASSAs – like Mirtazepine

  Anti psychotic drugs

These are the group of medications that the psychiatrists prescribe to treat various psychotic disorders. Some of the examples in this group are:

Older generation – like Chlorpromazine, Haloperidol, Trifluoperazine etc.

Newer generation – like Aripiprazole, Clozapine, Risperidone, Olanzapine, Quetiapine etc.

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