Antidepressant

This drug is widely known as Prozac, an antidepressant to aid in the treatment of major depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bulimia nervosa, and panic disorders. Businesses saw Prozac as an opportunity to market this drug because it was the first of its kind. Prozac falls into a category…

either effective to some people and not to others, it is still being studied to understand what it actually helps with. The standard drug I choose is Prozac, another anti-depressant with a high ranking for third most prescribed and effective antidepressant in the United States according to Drug watch (Prozac). Prozac is approved to be most helpful with Pediatric Depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Panic Disorders. Being the most over-prescribed medication, it also does include side…

The two disorders that I chose to research are major depression and bipolar disorder. These two disorders were chosen, because depression and bipolar disorder have been genetically included in my family, and I would like to gain more knowledge about both of them; this is so I can help my family to control their disorders better if I have a sufficient amount of knowledge about both. Disorders can be extremely difficult to deal with, and I have had to witness what they could do to a person. Major…

Psychotropic medications are drugs that can help prevent certain mental health symptoms. Antianxiety, antidepressant, antibipolar, and antipsychotic drugs are all forms of psychotropic medications (Homer, 60). The most common antianxiety drug, benzodiazepines (BZD), helps reduce anxiety that most patients experience (Homer, 139). There’s a controversy that psychotropic medications are overprescribed. Over prescription of psychotropic medication, such as BZD, can be detrimental to one’s health.…

from their delusions. Since the Dopamine receptors are blocked one of the main sideeffect of this type of treatments in movement disorders. Patience tend to suffer tremors or ridged movements as well as weight gain. II. Tricyclics: Anna Type of antidepressants medication comes from the concept of three ringed chemical structure. Approved by the FDA for different types of depression. Also used for bed wetting and OCD. May be used for panic disorder, bulimia, chronic pain but these usages are not…

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cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis patients. The specific targeting of SLC6 family transporters has led to vast improvements in the treatment of psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder77. Tricyclic antidepressants are less selective and thus patients suffered more side effects. The improved therapeutic effect of…

Life with a psychological disorder, like depression, may be so hard to deal with that some individuals choose to end it. Suicide is considered as a tragic consequence of psychological disorders, most commonly depression and anxiety. Studies show that people who suffer from depression attempts suicide more than once. Although the cases of a person to have suicidal thoughts at some point of their life are not uncommon, and thinking about ending his/her own life is not necessarily abnormal,…

In today’s society adolescence are often pressured into many things by the media. According to magazines they have to look a certain way, around their friends they must act a certain way, and of course family always heaves the stress on by making sure they maintain good grades, think about colleges, hold down a job, and overall be basically a superhero. With all of the stress that goes with being an adolescent, there are other situations that just add more fuel to the raging fire. However, as a…

from this illness but the children that suffer from this and have to end up taking antidepressant can cause a lot of damage to them and their health in the long run. A child's development can be stunned by misapplication of antidepressants, their bodies don't absorb and eliminate the antidepressants the same way there adults absorb…