Psychoactive Medication Information for Patients (Pharmacotherapy - Psychopharmacology) Medication Class Chemical Name Trade Name Side Effects & Possible Uses Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
practitioner and/or dispensing pharmacist
to discuss the range of possible or common
Zoloft, Concorz, Sertra, Setrona, Eleva, Xydep, Sertracor Serotonin-Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs)
practitioner and/or dispensing pharmacist
to discuss the range of possible or common
Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs)
practitioner and/or dispensing pharmacist
to discuss the range of possible or common
Also please note that the side effects may vary from individual to individual, and may be dose related.
Medication Class Chemical Name Trade Name Side Effects & PossibleUses Atypical Antidepressants
practitioner and/or dispensing pharmacist
to discuss the range of possible or common
Irreversible Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs)
practitioner and/or dispensing pharmacist
to discuss the range of possible or common
Atypical depression. Panic disorder. P.T.S.D. Bulimia Nervosa. Social Phobia. Chronic pain.
Reversible MAOI (RIMAs)
practitioner and/or dispensing pharmacist
to discuss the range of possible or common
Also please note that the side effects may vary from individual to individual, and may be dose related.
Medication Class Chemical Name Trade Name Side Effects & PossibleUses Mood Stabilisers
practitioner and/or dispensing pharmacist
to discuss the range of possible or common
antidepressants in acute Depression.
practitioner and/or dispensing pharmacist
to discuss the range of possible or common side effects.
practitioner and/or dispensing pharmacist
to discuss the range of possible or common
Other Medication
practitioner and/or dispensing pharmacist
to discuss the range of possible or common
Also please note that the above side effects may vary from individual to individual, and will be dose related.
Medication Class Chemical Name Trade Name Side Effects & Possible Uses Benzodiazepines Other Anxiolytics & Hypnotics Also please note that the side effects may vary from individual to individual, and may be dose related. Medication Class Chemical Name Trade Name Side Effects & Possible Uses Antipsychotic medication (major tranquillisers) Atypical Antipsychotic medication N.B.: This handout is for general patient education only. If you are taking medication prescribed by a doctor, discuss with them any concerns you have about the medication. Do not stop taking medication without talking to a doctor. You are more likely to take your medication effectively when you understand why you are prescribed it and how the medication works, so discuss with your doctor every component of your treatment. Also please note that the side effects may vary from individual to individual, and may be dose related.
Dr John Barletta Counselling, Consulting & Clinical Psychologist
UNDERSTANDING YOUR MEDICINE The mainstay of treatment for those with severe mental illnesses is medication. This is not to undermine the value of psychotherapy, group therapy, case management, and other kinds of interventions. In fact, the evidence supporting the combination of psychotherapy with antidepressants as improving the outcome of depressive illnesses than either of the two treatments alo
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